Chapter Summaries

Noil, Ace, Deuce, and Skull devoured an enormous meal at Baratie, prompting Sanji to come out and check on them. After meeting Sanji, Noil gained master-level cooking ability and complained that the food coming from the kitchen was getting worse.

• Noil brought Ace, Deuce, and Skull to Baratie, where Mihal stayed aboard and asked them to bring him food.
• Ace ordered one of everything, and the four launched into a fierce eating contest that overwhelmed the restaurant’s kitchen.
• Sanji came out to meet the diners and found them still eating; Noil recognized him and said the food arrived too slowly.
• Noil examined Sanji’s talents and received a Red Talent Copy Card, ten White Copy Cards, master-level cooking, and a physique boost from the system.
• After his new cooking knowledge changed his standards, Noil criticized the dishes and asked to inspect Baratie’s kitchen, angering Sanji.

Noil impressed Zeff and Sanji with his cooking, then used a copied version of Ace’s Fire Fist to destroy a pirate ship attacking their vessel. After the fight, Noil and Ace prepared to leave the Baratie, while Sanji asked whether they were pirates.

• Zeff let Noil into the kitchen, where Noil prepared a fish dish that astonished the cooks and impressed Sanji.
• Sanji tasted Noil’s cooking and admitted that Noil was highly skilled.
• Skull warned Noil that pirates were boarding his ship, but Mihal’s sniper fire quickly took down many of them.
• Noil stopped Ace from attacking and copied Ace’s fire ability to destroy the pirates’ ship with a Fire Fist.
• Sanji and Zeff watched in fear as Noil and Ace discussed the attack, and Ace assumed Noil had eaten the Copy-Copy Fruit.
• Noil and Ace said goodbye to Zeff and the others, and Sanji asked whether they were pirates.

Noil and Ace sailed toward Loguetown, where Noil bought two Log Poses while Ace and the others searched for a new ship. After visiting Roger’s execution platform, Noil spotted Marines chasing pirates carrying a kidnapped child and raced ahead to stop them.

• Noil and Ace decided to stop at Loguetown to find a new ship and buy a Log Pose before entering the Grand Line.
• Smoker dismissed reports about Ace and Noil, declaring that no pirate would pass through Loguetown unscathed.
• Noil reached Loguetown with Ace, Deuce, and Skull, then gave them money to choose a ship while he went to buy Log Poses.
• Noil bought two Log Poses from a wary merchant and visited the platform where Gol D. Roger had been executed.
• Noil used Observation Haki to locate Marines pursuing pirates who had taken a crying child, then sprinted ahead to block their path as Tashigi chased after them.

Noil was mistaken for an accomplice of Ace and brought along by Tashigi, while Ace’s fight with Smoker drew Noil to the battlefield. The chapter left Smoker wounded after Noil struck him with an Armament Haki-coated blade.

• Noil killed a pirate who had seized a child and asked Tashigi to pay him the bounty.
• Tashigi suspected Noil had joined Ace’s crew, but Noil denied it and agreed to accompany the Marines; the system rewarded him and began a 72-hour upgrade.
• Ace’s wanted poster brought Marines after him, and Smoker hit him with a Seastone-tipped Jitte before the two fought with fire and smoke.
• Tashigi hurried to support Smoker, but Noil slipped away and reached the battle.
• Smoker mistook Noil for Ace’s ally and attacked him, so Noil countered with an Armament Haki-coated sword and cut Smoker’s chest.

Noil helped Ace escape Smoker’s pursuit, then guided both ships through a storm toward Reverse Mountain. The sight of the Red Line left Noil wondering whether the world’s geography had been arranged deliberately.

• Noil refused to catch Ace, and Ace staged a fake fight so Noil could pretend to chase him away from the Marines.
• Smoker pursued Ace through town while Noil held back, and Mihal covered Ace’s escape with sniper fire from the Spade A.
• Ace, Deuce, and Skull boarded the Spade A and sailed away, while Smoker returned to defend Loguetown from pirates attacking its residents.
• Smoker offered Noil double Ace’s bounty if he brought Ace in, and Noil set sail after Ace with his own ship.
• Noil guided both ships through the storm toward Reverse Mountain and stared in awe at the Red Line.

Noil and Ace crossed Reverse Mountain, then parted ways at Twin Cape after promising to race to Sabaody Archipelago. Noil followed Baroque Works agent Mr. 9 to Whiskey Peak, where he arrived for a meal while Crocodile's plans to recruit him were underway.

• Crocodile discussed his plot to destabilize Alabasta with Nico Robin and ordered her to bring Noil to Whiskey Peak, using Mr. 5 if he refused to join.
• Noil and Ace crossed Reverse Mountain, shared supplies, and parted at Twin Cape after wagering on who would reach Sabaody Archipelago first.
• Noil set out alone, decided he needed a companion, and hoped to find an Eternal Pose to Alabasta at Whiskey Peak.
• Mr. 9 approached Noil on behalf of Baroque Works and invited him to Whiskey Peak, while secretly resenting that Noil might take his position.
• Mr. 9 guided Noil to Whiskey Peak, where Noil admired the cactus-shaped peaks before heading inside to eat the prepared meal.

Noil uncovered Mr. 9’s plan to drug and kill him, then knocked out the bounty hunters with Conqueror’s Haki. When Baroque Works agents Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine confronted him, he defeated them and sent them back to Crocodile with a message about recruitment.

• Mr. 9 tried to drug Noil and kill him, but Noil stayed awake, turned the sleeping powder against Mr. 9, and crushed his knife.
• Noil used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out the crowd of bounty hunters surrounding him.
• Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine arrived to investigate, and Noil attacked them with Earth Dragon Flash, injuring Miss Valentine with flying debris.
• Miss Valentine used her Kilo-Kilo Fruit to attack Noil, but he struck her down with a Golden Hook kick.
• Mr. 5 attacked Noil with an explosive booger, but Noil dodged, pummeled him unconscious, and ordered the agents to tell Crocodile to offer him a worthwhile position.
• Miss Valentine carried Mr. 5 away and fled.

Noil waited on Whiskey Peak for Baroque Works to send another opponent and for his system to finish upgrading. After Crocodile sent Mr. 2 and Robin to investigate him, the upgraded system gave Noil more talent slots, a talent catalog, fusion, and Universal Talent Copy Cards.

• Noil decided to remain on Whiskey Peak rather than wait a year for Little Garden’s Log Pose, hoping Crocodile would send someone with an Eternal Pose.
• Mr. 5 reported his defeat to Nico Robin, who informed Crocodile that the newcomer had beaten both Mr. 9 and Mr. 5.
• Crocodile ordered Robin to accompany Mr. 2 to test Noil, and to bring Noil to him if Mr. 2 could not defeat him.
• Noil spent several comfortable days on Whiskey Peak, where the bounty hunters served him and a new Mr. 9 took Mr. 9’s place.
• The system completed its upgrade, increasing Noil’s talent slots from seven to ten and unlocking a catalog and talent fusion.
• The system replaced its old Copy Cards with Universal Talent Copy Cards, converting Noil’s recalled cards into three of them, and Noil confirmed that his replaced talents were stored in the catalog.

Noil left Whiskey Peak with Nico Robin and Mr. 2 after demonstrating his Logia powers, and traveled toward Alabasta to meet Crocodile. On the ship, he revealed that he knew Robin was an Ohara survivor searching for a Poneglyph, leaving her wary and demanding to know how he knew.

• Robin and Mr. 2 arrived at Whiskey Peak to test Noil on Crocodile’s orders.
• Mr. 2 attacked Noil, but his kick passed through Noil’s flame body, revealing that Noil was a Logia user.
• Robin invited Noil to meet their boss in Alabasta, and Noil agreed to go with them.
• Noil won Mr. 2 over with his cooking during the voyage aboard the Swan Pink Ship.
• Noil told Robin he knew she was the last historian and suggested she was searching for a Poneglyph connected to Pluton.
• Robin used her power to attack Noil and demanded to know how he knew about Crocodile and her search.

Noil invited Robin to join him, promising to help her find the Poneglyph in Alabasta, while Robin began to suspect he shared a connection to her past. As they entered Alabasta, Robin considered sneaking into the palace’s hidden hall to verify Noil’s claim about Pluton.

• Noil urged Robin to join him and offered to help her find the Alabasta Poneglyph, but she doubted he could defeat Crocodile and noted that the Poneglyph concerned Pluton.
• The system rewarded Noil for meeting Robin, and he secretly copied Mr. 2’s Clone-Clone Fruit talent.
• Robin recognized Noil’s pendant, asked his full name, and later suspected that he might be someone like her.
• Mr. 2 brought Noil and Robin into Alabasta, where Noil teased Robin as they traveled toward Crocodile.
• Robin recalled Noil’s claim that the Pluton Poneglyph was hidden beneath the palace and decided to find a chance to investigate it.

Noil met Crocodile through a Den Den Mushi call, rejected his offer to work together, and learned Crocodile was coming to kill him. After Robin left for the Royal Capital, Noil set out to raid Crocodile’s headquarters and began questioning Paula about Baroque Works.

• Noil and Robin reached Spider Cafe, where Paula served them coffee while Robin went to contact Crocodile.
• Robin told Crocodile that Noil was a powerful Logia user, and Crocodile ordered her to bring Noil to the call.
• Noil revealed that he knew Crocodile planned to take Alabasta and seize Pluton, then dismissed Crocodile’s offer to make him a ruler.
• Crocodile ordered Robin to investigate the Dance Powder plan in the Royal Capital and planned to kill Noil at Spider Cafe.
• Robin warned Noil that Crocodile was coming, then left for the Royal Capital after Noil asked her to leave with him.
• Noil decided to raid Crocodile’s headquarters and asked Paula whether she was one of Baroque Works’ Senior Agents.

Noil disguised himself as Paula to copy Crocodile’s appearance and Sand-Sand Fruit ability, then headed to Rainbase to take over Crocodile’s casino. The chapter ended with the people of Rainbase welcoming him as Crocodile.

• Paula revealed that she was Miss Doublefinger and Mr. 1’s partner, and Noil copied her appearance to reveal his disguise ability.
• Paula attacked Noil with her Spike-Spike Fruit, but his Armament Haki shattered her spikes and knocked her unconscious.
• Noil stripped Paula, left her hidden in her underwear, and disguised himself as her while waiting for Crocodile.
• When Crocodile arrived, Noil touched him with a Copy Card and copied his appearance and Sand-Sand Fruit ability.
• Noil disguised himself as Crocodile and traveled through the desert to Rainbase, where locals hailed him as their Shichibukai.

Noil impersonated Crocodile to enter Rain Dinners and steal his casino’s fortune, while Crocodile searched for Noil and learned that Paula had been fooled. Noil found the vault packed with treasure and began planning how to take more of it before Crocodile returned.

• Noil entered Rain Dinners disguised as Crocodile and persuaded the casino manager to lead him to Crocodile’s private vault.
• Noil slipped through the safe door as sand and discovered a room filled with gold, jewelry, and Beli.
• Crocodile returned to Spider Cafe after failing to find Noil and discovered Paula unconscious and naked.
• Paula told Crocodile that Noil had knocked her out and taken her appearance, prompting Crocodile to realize his casino was in danger.
• Noil packed what treasure he could carry, then pressed his hand against the vault door while disguised as Crocodile.

Noil impersonated Crocodile, gave away the casino’s money, and fought the real Crocodile after he returned to Rainbase. Noil used several copied powers to gain the upper hand, then abruptly fled back into the casino while Crocodile prepared to attack again.

• Noil destroyed the casino vault door, ordered the manager to bring out its valuables, and announced that he would pay for the guests’ gambling.
• Crocodile returned to Rain Dinners, recognized Noil wearing his appearance, and attacked him after Noil claimed he was winning people over.
• The two Crocodiles clashed with the Sand-Sand Fruit, wrecking the casino and drawing a crowd of civilians outside.
• Noil switched to fire and bear powers, using black flames and Armament Haki to break through Crocodile’s attacks.
• Crocodile summoned a vast torrent of desert sand that crushed buildings, but Noil escaped by turning into sand.
• Noil decided he had achieved his goals and dashed back into the casino, leaving Crocodile distracted.

Noil robbed Crocodile’s Rain Dinners and drew him away while Robin entered Alabasta’s Royal Cemetery and read the Poneglyph, learning it recorded Pluton’s location. Crocodile caught Robin as she left and attacked her, demanding to know what the stone said.

• Noil scattered Crocodile’s money over Rainbase, stole more Beli, and escaped as the crowd seized the falling cash.
• Crocodile suspected Robin and Noil were working together, called Robin without getting an answer, and hurried toward the Royal Capital.
• Robin broke into the Royal Cemetery, found the underground hall, and read the Poneglyph’s record of Pluton’s location.
• Robin left the palace and considered accepting Noil’s invitation to search for Poneglyphs with him.
• Crocodile confronted Robin, choked her, and demanded to know what the Poneglyph said.
• Robin claimed the stone recorded Alabasta’s history, but Crocodile disbelieved her and wounded her with his poisoned Golden Hook.

Noil rescued Robin from Crocodile’s quicksand and defeated him, but fled with the wounded Robin when Alabasta’s royal troops arrived. Crocodile concealed what happened, while Princess Vivi asked Chaka about Baroque Works.

• Crocodile’s quicksand began swallowing Robin, so Noil grabbed her and carried her to safety while fending off Crocodile’s attack.
• Noil shifted to swordsmanship and Haki, overpowering Crocodile with a series of cuts and knocking him to the ground.
• Royal troops approached, and Robin warned Noil before passing out from her wounds; Noil picked her up and escaped.
• Chaka arrived with the royal troops, and Crocodile claimed he had driven off palace intruders.
• Chaka pursued Noil briefly, then returned to the palace, where Vivi asked whether Baroque Works was tied to the country’s strange incidents.

After escaping Alabasta, Noil treated Robin’s poisoned wound, invited her to join his crew, and copied her Ohara Scholar talent while they sailed toward Drum Kingdom. They reached the snowy waters near the island, where Noil looked forward to finding a doctor and meeting Chopper.

• Vivi asked her father for permission to go undercover in the mysterious organization, while Chaka tried to stop her.
• Noil removed a fragment of Crocodile’s Golden Hook from Robin’s wound and learned that she was suppressing its poison with a remedy she had made.
• Noil asked Robin to join his crew, and she accepted, becoming his first companion.
• As the pair sailed toward Drum Island, Robin repeatedly beat Noil at five-in-a-row while snow fell around their ship.
• Noil inspected Robin’s talents and used a Copy Card to gain her Ohara Scholar ability.

Noil attacked Wapol and drove the king and his soldiers into retreat, while Robin received help from Doctor Kureha. The chapter left Noil chasing Wapol as Chopper went to find him.

• Noil and Robin reached the Drum Kingdom, where soldiers demanded an entrance fee and Noil knocked them unconscious with Conqueror's Haki.
• A villager told Noil that Wapol had outlawed civilian doctors and that Kureha was the last doctor treating people.
• Wapol confronted Noil, who repeatedly struck him down before the king's doctors healed him each time.
• Wapol ordered his army to retreat, and Noil followed them while the villagers watched in amazement.
• Kureha examined Robin and sent Chopper after Noil, who was still pursuing Wapol.

Noil killed Wapol, befriended Chopper, and learned that Kureha had cured Robin’s illness. After Kureha refused to join his crew, Noil and Robin left Drum Island and set course for Sky Island, unsure how their ship could get there safely.

• Noil killed Wapol and found Chopper hiding nearby.
• Noil reassured Chopper that he was not a monster, befriended him, and inspected his talents.
• Noil returned with Chopper to find Kureha had treated Robin, then asked Kureha to join his crew; she refused.
• Noil and Robin stocked their ship, said goodbye to Chopper and the villagers, and departed Drum Island.
• Noil followed the Log Pose toward Sky Island but worried that the Knock Up Stream would destroy his ship.

Noil encountered Dracule Mihawk at sea and challenged him, eager to obtain the swordsman’s two gold-tier talents. Their duel on a deserted island pushed Noil’s swordsmanship forward, and Mihawk copied Noil’s Nine-Headed Dragon Flash as their fierce exchange left the island in ruins.

• Noil spotted Mihawk at sea and called out to challenge him, while the system revealed Mihawk’s talents to him.
• Mihawk agreed to test Noil after seeing his powerful Flying Slash, and they moved their ships to a deserted island.
• Noil fought Mihawk using only his swordsmanship, struggling to defend against Mihawk’s precise attacks with Yoru.
• Noil gained insight into swordsmanship during the duel and unleashed his Nine-Headed Dragon Flash.
• Mihawk countered with a copied Nine-Headed Dragon Flash, and their clashes devastated the island before they paused.