Chapter Summaries

Lin Mo rescued Chopper from armed townspeople in Kokowitt Town, earning Chopper’s goodwill and improving his Fairy Sphere skill. After Lin Mo went to a tavern with Luo, they learned Wapol’s Royal Guard had gone after a child rumored to crush bullets with his bare hands.

• After two months of searching for Chopper, Lin Mo heard townspeople report that the Snowman had appeared and followed them to a pine forest with Luo behind him.
• When an armed townsman shot at Chopper, Lin Mo caught and crushed the bullet, then told Chopper to run; he blocked a second shot and Chopper escaped into the forest.
• Lin Mo received Chopper’s goodwill, raising his sign-in progress to 50% and Fairy Sphere to level 2, then left the townspeople without arguing as Luo challenged their prejudice.
• Lin Mo went to a tavern near the docks, where Luo joined him, and Genzo arrived with news that the Royal Guard was pursuing a child who could crush bullets.
• Genzo explained that the Royal Guard had gone to Kokowitt Town after hearing Lin Mo had crushed bullets while saving the Snowman.

Lin Mo and Luo went to Wapol’s Castle to rescue the innkeeper, whom Wapol had taken hostage to lure Lin Mo in. Luo defeated the Royal Guards with his ROOM power and cut Wapol into pieces, leaving the tyrant’s fate unresolved.

• After the tavern patrons identified Lin Mo as the child the Royal Guards sought, he left for Wapol’s Castle with Luo to rescue the innkeeper.
• At the cable car summit, Dalton urged Lin Mo and Luo to leave, but Lin Mo walked past him toward the Castle.
• Wapol appeared with the bound innkeeper and ordered his soldiers to kill Lin Mo and Luo.
• Luo created a ROOM, vanished, and cut the Royal Guards into pieces while keeping them alive.
• Luo expanded his ROOM to Wapol and cut the king into countless pieces.

Lin Mo and Luo defeated Wapol’s forces on Drum Island, and Lin Mo drove Wapol away after surviving his cannon attack. As Lin Mo, Luo, and the innkeeper prepared to leave, Dalton pleaded for his dismembered men, and Luo reluctantly restored them.

• Lin Mo knocked Dalton aside, freed the innkeeper, and watched Luo battle Wapol as Wapol ate weapons and cannons to arm himself.
• Wapol fired several shells at Lin Mo, but Lin Mo protected himself and the innkeeper with the Fairy Sphere and then kicked Wapol away.
• Lin Mo headed for the cable car while Dalton asked Luo to restore the guards he had cut apart.
• Dalton knelt and pleaded for his men, and the innkeeper urged Luo to help them.
• Luo put the guards back together and then joined Lin Mo and the innkeeper at the cable car.

Lin Mo and Luo encountered Kureha and Hiriluk on Drum Island, where Hiriluk chased after the frightened Chopper. Kureha described Hiriluk’s dream of saving the country, then questioned Luo about his knowledge of medicine.

• Kureha stopped Lin Mo and Luo, offered to trade her secret to staying young for Lin Mo’s healing method, and threw scalpels at Luo and Boc.
• Hiriluk arrived with a new medicine and chased Boc, while Chopper watched the group from behind a pine tree.
• After Boc called Chopper a monster, Hiriluk defended him, but Chopper fled when Hiriluk’s tranquilizer gun fell from his case.
• Hiriluk ran after Chopper, and Lin Mo told Luo that Hiriluk would be fine.
• Kureha criticized the Drum Kingdom’s fearful people and explained that Hiriluk persisted in seeking a cure for every illness because he hoped to save them.
• Luo argued that Hiriluk should understand no universal cure could exist, and Kureha asked whether Luo knew medicine.

Luo pursued Kureha to learn medicine, while Chopper thanked Lin Mo and resolved to become stronger. Lin Mo earned a medical ninjutsu reward, but Wapol confronted him in Kokowitt Town and threatened two hostages.

• Lin Mo urged Luo to learn from Kureha, and Luo hurried after her.
• Hiriluk introduced Chopper by name, and Chopper thanked Lin Mo for helping him; Lin Mo encouraged him to keep going despite being called a monster.
• Chopper asked Hiriluk to teach him medicine so he could become stronger and protect what mattered to him, earning Lin Mo a system reward of beginner-level Yin Healing Wound Destruction.
• Boc warned Lin Mo that Wapol had ordered his arrest and threatened anyone who sheltered him; Lin Mo left the inn with two jars of wine.
• Wapol and his guards surrounded Lin Mo, then brought a mother and daughter forward as hostages and demanded that he stay put.

Lin Mo completed the Drum Island check-in after helping Luo become Kureha’s apprentice, then prepared to leave for Alabasta. Before departing, he promised Chopper they were friends and that they might meet again when Chopper sailed the sea.

• Lin Mo knocked out Wapol’s guards and the hostages with Conqueror’s Haki, winning Luo’s bet with Kureha in seconds.
• Kureha honored her wager and agreed to teach Luo medicine, while Lin Mo received Yin Healing Wound Destruction and increased his Armament Haki to level six.
• Lin Mo decided to leave Drum Island for Alabasta and refused Luo’s invitation to join his pirate crew, but quietly agreed that they were friends.
• Chopper followed Lin Mo to the harbor and begged him to stay, so Lin Mo reassured him that they could meet again and said they were already friends.
• Chopper watched Lin Mo sail away and vowed to set out to sea someday as a stronger reindeer.

Lin Mo reached Alabasta, gained a powerful sandstorm skill, and set out across the desert toward Alubarna. Shanks followed him to the country, learned which way he had gone, and chased after him while Beckman and the Red Hair Pirates waited behind.

• Lin Mo passed the Heart Pirates, sailed to Alabasta, and received the Beginner-Level Wind Release: Infinite Sandstorm Breakthrough skill upon reaching shore.
• Lin Mo bought a hat and goggles in Narohara Town, learned that Alubarna lay far across the desert, and set off on a Camel.
• Shanks arrived in Narohara Town with the Red Hair Pirates and asked the hat Shopkeeper about Lin Mo, but misunderstood the Shopkeeper's hints to buy a hat.
• The Shopkeeper finally told Shanks that Lin Mo had gone toward Alubarna, and Shanks ran after him without buying a Camel.
• Beckman and the crew confronted the Shopkeeper, frightened him, paid for several hats, and warned him not to judge people by their appearance.

Lin Mo and Red-Hair crossed the Alabasta desert together after Red-Hair caught up with him, and Red-Hair spent the journey talking about their past and Lin Mo’s potential. They reached a Town, where Red-Hair hoped to find a tavern and drink with Lin Mo.

• A frightened Camel carried Lin Mo off course as a giant desert lizard attacked, while Red-Hair was swallowed by another lizard and cut his way free.
• Red-Hair caught up with Lin Mo after defeating the lizards, and explained that he had tracked him to Alabasta based on stories of a young boy buying alcohol.
• Lin Mo continued toward the next Town with Red-Hair, who asked about his swords and learned that he had visited Isshin Dojo but had not sparred with its master.
• Red-Hair told Lin Mo about Luffy, his former Captain Gol D. Roger, and why he had given Luffy the Straw Hat.
• Red-Hair praised Lin Mo’s potential and invited him to join his Pirates, but Lin Mo showed little reaction as they continued walking.
• After nearly three hours, Red-Hair spotted a Town ahead and suggested they find a tavern for a drink.

Lin Mo and Shanks drank at a tavern in Alabasta, where Lin Mo drove off the Desert Thieves after they tried to rob the customers. The tavern patrons celebrated their safety, and the Tavern Owner offered everyone free drinks.

• Shanks bought wine for himself and Lin Mo, then treated the tavern customers to drinks.
• Dack and his Desert Thieves entered the tavern and robbed the customers.
• Hoppy threatened Lin Mo and attacked him with a blade and a revolver, but Lin Mo remained unharmed and dodged every bullet.
• Dack attacked Lin Mo with a special Spiked Club, but Lin Mo smashed it with his fist.
• Dack fled with his men, and the Tavern Owner offered the relieved customers free wine.

Lin Mo and Red-Hair left the tavern and crossed the desert toward Alubarna, with Red-Hair refusing to stop following him. After reaching a prosperous town, they encountered a stallholder selling supposedly legendary Golden Apples.

• Pell arrived at the tavern, thanked Lin Mo and Red-Hair for driving off the Desert Thieves, and left after offering to pay for their drinks.
• The Tavern Owner recognized Red-Hair as captain of the Red Hair Pirates and told him about a Devil Fruit auction in Yuba; Lin Mo declined Red-Hair's offer to attend.
• On their desert journey, Red-Hair and Lin Mo encountered Deceptive Birds pretending to be injured, then fought off Man-Eating Grasses that burst from beneath the sand.
• Lin Mo's camel ran off with him, but Red-Hair caught up by riding a Deceptive Bird and continued traveling with him.
• After nearly two days, Lin Mo and Red-Hair reached a lush, wealthy town, where a stallholder claimed his Golden Apples could grant a thousand years of life.

Lin Mo and Red-Hair reached Yuba, learned about an Underground Auction, and obtained tickets to attend. Lin Mo recognized Donquixote Family members Monet and Buffalo, while Red-Hair secretly called Beckman and said he had seen a Marine.

• Red-Hair tried to buy fake Golden Apples, but Lin Mo refused to lend him money.
• At a restaurant in Yuba, Lin Mo and Red-Hair overheard two men discussing an auction featuring a treasure of the sea and decided to attend.
• Lin Mo sent Red-Hair to buy tickets, then spotted Monet and Buffalo and realized they had come for the Devil Fruit being auctioned.
• Red-Hair returned with two tickets, and Lin Mo bought him a bottle of snake wine before heading off to nap.
• Red-Hair called Beckman from behind a building and told him he had seen a Marine in Yuba.

Lin Mo and Red-Hair attended an underground auction in Yuba, where the Flame-Flame Fruit drew bids from Monet and Buffalo while Akainu watched. Akainu planned to seize the fruit and arrest the two Donquixote Family agents, leaving Lin Mo and Red-Hair caught in the Marine Admiral’s orbit.

• Beckman learned that Red-Hair and Lin Mo were in Yuba with Akainu, and worried Red-Hair might interfere in trouble.
• Lin Mo and Red-Hair entered a hidden underground auction, where Lin Mo spotted Monet and Buffalo among the bidders.
• Akainu and several Marines arrived in disguise, but Akainu failed to recognize Red-Hair and instead watched the auction.
• The auction’s main lot was revealed as the Flame-Flame Fruit, and Buffalo outbid an old man with a bid of one and a half billion Beli.
• Akainu identified Buffalo as a member of the Donquixote Family and ordered his Marines to take the fruit and arrest him and Monet.

Akainu won the Flame-Flame Fruit auction and chased Red-Hair through Yuba after recognizing him. Red-Hair protected a girl from debris but was wounded, then ran toward Lin Mo as Akainu launched another attack at them both.

• Akainu outbid Buffalo for the Flame-Flame Fruit, and Buffalo gave up after Monet warned him not to cause trouble in Alabasta.
• Lin Mo left the Auction, ignoring Akainu’s question about his sword, and Red-Hair greeted Akainu as he followed.
• Akainu recognized Red-Hair as Shanks and pursued him through Yuba, ignoring his subordinates’ warnings not to fight there.
• Akainu attacked Red-Hair, who cut through the magma but was bitten on the shoulder while saving a little girl from flying debris.
• Red-Hair spotted Lin Mo and ran toward him as Akainu launched Dog Biting Crimson Lotus at them both.

Lin Mo rescued Red-Hair from Akainu and gained a swordsmanship level, while Akainu reported the mysterious child to Marine Headquarters. Red-Hair went to a local home to treat his wound, where Lin Mo began healing him with a green glow.

• Red-Hair risked getting caught by Akainu to retrieve Lin Mo’s wine, so Lin Mo used Divine Departure to destroy Akainu’s magma attack and help him escape.
• Akainu learned the Flame-Flame Fruit had been stolen by a masked man and told Sengoku that a ten-year-old swordsman had saved Red-Hair.
• Garp and Aokiji identified the child as Lin Mo, leaving Sengoku surprised that Marine Headquarters had not been informed about him.
• Lin Mo’s system rewarded him for helping Red-Hair, raising his swordsmanship to level 7 and causing his sword aura to surge.
• A woman brought Red-Hair and Lin Mo to her home, where she and her daughter tried to treat Red-Hair’s injured arm.
• Lin Mo ignored the woman’s concern about Red-Hair being a pirate and used a green glow to begin healing his wound.

Lin Mo healed Red-Hair, who left Yuba with the snake wine Lin Mo had given him, while Lin Mo continued toward Alubarna. Akainu confronted Lin Mo in the desert, but Lin Mo escaped with a sandstorm and rode away on his camel.

• Lin Mo healed Red-Hair's severe wound and denied being a Devil Fruit User or Roger's son.
• Red-Hair said goodbye to Lin Mo and rejoined the Red Hair Pirates, where the crew drank the foul-tasting snake wine Lin Mo had given him.
• Lin Mo set out from Yuba toward Alubarna, but Akainu and a group of Marines surrounded him and demanded to know where Red-Hair had gone.
• Akainu attacked Lin Mo, who used the Great Dragon Fire Technique and then created a sandstorm to blind and disorient the Marines.
• After the storm passed, Lin Mo rode away on his camel while Akainu stared at his burned hand.

Lin Mo reached Alubarna, where Princess Vivi met him after he helped stop a thief. That night, he rescued Vivi from a kidnapper, but the system gave him no sign-in progress before Pell and Igaram arrived.

• After Lin Mo's sandstorm ended, the system rewarded him with an Armament Haki level increase for fighting Akainu, and he continued traveling to Alubarna.
• In Alubarna, Lin Mo's camel tripped a thief, allowing Vivi to recover a woman's handbag and let the thief go.
• Igaram questioned Lin Mo, but Lin Mo walked away; Vivi defended him and went to get grilled meat with Igaram.
• Lin Mo checked into an inn, rested, drank at a tavern, and later wandered Alubarna's streets.
• Lin Mo pursued a kidnapper carrying Vivi, broke the man's leg, and caught Vivi when she was thrown forward.
• Vivi thanked Lin Mo, but the system gave no notification; Pell arrived, recognized Lin Mo, and Igaram hurried toward them.

Vivi invited Lin Mo to the Royal Palace after learning he had saved her and Alabasta, then imagined his silence came from losing a companion. The next morning, bounty hunter Hoss killed a wealthy man over the Flame-Flame Fruit in Alubarna, leaving Igaram to ask who had done it as Vivi watched in fear.

• Pell told Vivi and Igaram that Lin Mo had driven off Desert Thieves and saved Vivi, so Vivi decided to invite him to the Royal Palace.
• Lin Mo gained Vivi's favor and a Flash Step level, but refused her invitation and continued to the inn.
• Vivi guessed that Lin Mo's red-haired companion had died in the desert and decided to help him overcome his grief.
• At breakfast, Hoss argued with a wealthy man over the price of the Flame-Flame Fruit and shot him dead when he refused to pay.
• Hoss offered the fruit to Lin Mo, who ignored him and left; Igaram covered Vivi's eyes and asked who had killed the man.

After a murder in Alubarna, Princess Vivi mistook Lin Mo’s silence and drinking for grief and tried to comfort him. When the captured Hoss accused Lin Mo of being his accomplice, Igaram detained him, and Vivi promised to clear his name.

• Igaram chased Hoss after the murder while Lin Mo left Vivi behind and went to a tavern.
• Vivi found Lin Mo at the tavern and wrongly assumed he was grieving for a dead friend.
• Vivi followed Lin Mo through Alubarna, urging him to move on from his supposed loss.
• Igaram stopped Lin Mo and said Hoss had named him as an accomplice in the murder.
• Vivi defended Lin Mo, but after the crowd gathered, she urged him to cooperate and promised to clear his name.

Lin Mo fought off Igaram’s guards, wounded Igaram, and saved Vivi from a bullet before escaping. Pell later found him battling a Giant Sand Beast, and Hoss tried to buy his help with treasure, but Lin Mo refused.

• Lin Mo refused Igaram’s demand to submit to questioning and sent the guards flying with Tempest Kick.
• Lin Mo pierced Igaram’s palm with Finger Pistol, then cut Igaram’s bullet in half before it could hit Vivi.
• Igaram sent Vivi to the Royal Palace and pursued Lin Mo, but Lin Mo vanished with Flash Step.
• Pell flew with Igaram and Hoss to find Lin Mo and arrived as Lin Mo shattered a Giant Scorpion with a blow.
• Hoss claimed Lin Mo was his accomplice and offered him treasure, but Lin Mo rejected the offer.

Lin Mo killed Hoss after discovering he had eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit, then found the newly reborn fruit and bought it for ten Beli. In Alubarna, Cobra thanked Lin Mo for saving Vivi and offered him a favor, leaving Lin Mo recalling Rayleigh’s similar offer.

• Hoss revealed his Flame-Flame Fruit powers, but Lin Mo grabbed him with Armament Haki and crushed his throat, killing him.
• Lin Mo hunted a giant lizard in the desert, sold half its carcass in Alubarna, and bought the reborn Flame-Flame Fruit from a fruit merchant for ten Beli.
• The system rewarded Lin Mo with check-in progress and the beginner-level Great Fire Annihilation skill for obtaining the Flame-Flame Fruit.
• Vivi, Igaram, and Cobra found Lin Mo at a tavern, where Igaram apologized and Cobra thanked him for saving Vivi twice.
• Lin Mo clarified that his red-haired companion was alive and had gone out to sea, and Cobra offered to do one thing for him before Lin Mo remembered Rayleigh’s similar offer.