Chapter Summaries

Barn watched Ace and Jig clash after Jig followed Ace to the Gray Terminal and met Sabo. Garp brought Luffy to Dadan’s home, where he confronted Barn, and Barn caught Luffy after Garp hurled him away.

• Barn asked Dadan’s bandits to prepare crocodile meat, and they complained about his presence and Garp bringing Ace to their home.
• Jig followed Ace to the Gray Terminal, where Ace met Sabo after stealing money; Ace and Sabo attacked Jig, and Jig blocked them with his sword.
• Garp arrived at Dadan’s home with Luffy and told the bandits to take him in or face prison.
• Barn appeared and greeted Garp, who reacted warily; when Garp threw Luffy away, Barn caught him by the face and faced Garp.

Barn met Garp at the Dadan Family's house, reassured him that he meant no harm, and agreed to stay there for a while. Meanwhile, Jig fought Ace and Sabo in the forest, and Garp left warning Barn not to turn his grandsons into pirates.

• Barn set Luffy down after Garp asked him to, and Garp sent Luffy into the house.
• Barn told Garp he had grown stronger over the past five years, and Garp agreed to talk inside the Dadan Family's house.
• Jig fought Ace and Sabo in the forest, and Sabo kicked Jig in the face after Ace challenged him to fight together.
• Garp left after warning Barn not to recruit his grandsons as pirates, and Barn said Garp had told him to stay a while longer.
• Dadan and the Dadan Family wailed at the prospect of looking after Barn as well as Ace and Sabo.

Luffy returned to Dadan's mountain bandit hideout after Garp left him there, where Dadan tried to force him into chores and a meager meal. Unfazed, Luffy ran into the forest, and Ace followed him outside.

• Luffy arrived at the Dadan Family hideout and learned that Garp had left him in Dadan's care.
• Dadan ordered Luffy to obey her and handle the band's chores, but Luffy declared that he hated mountain bandits.
• Ace and Jig returned bruised from a fight, and Dadan fussed over Jig while Ace ordered her to serve food.
• Dadan gave Luffy only rice and water and told him to fend for himself, but Luffy calmly accepted and ran outside to find food in the forest.
• Dadan realized Luffy had mentioned becoming a pirate and complained about Garp's grandson as Ace picked up an iron pipe and followed him.

Luffy kept pursuing Ace and insisting they become friends, despite Ace’s hostility and attempts to get rid of him. After Luffy returned from a week missing and continued following Ace for months, Barn told Jig that the Pirate King symbolized freedom.

• Luffy chased after Ace, but Ace knocked down a tree and broke a suspension bridge to leave him behind.
• Ace returned alone to the Dadan Family, where Dadan spoke callously about Luffy’s disappearance and revealed her fear that the government would learn Ace was the devil’s son.
• A week later, Luffy came back injured after being chased by wolves at the bottom of a ravine, declared he would become the Pirate King, and collapsed into bed.
• Luffy followed Ace every day for three months despite Ace’s efforts to shake him off.
• Jig asked Barn what was great about becoming the Pirate King, and Barn said it was a symbol of freedom.

Luffy followed Ace into the forest and discovered the tree where Ace and Sabo hid their savings for a pirate ship. After they captured Luffy and argued over what to do with him, Porchemy arrived with another thug, leaving the boys in danger.

• Luffy wandered into the Uncertain Terminal and saw a wounded man attacked by four scavengers.
• Ace met Sabo at their hideout and added stolen goods to their hidden pirate-ship savings.
• Luffy discovered the treasure and declared that he wanted to become a pirate with Ace and Sabo.
• Ace and Sabo tied Luffy up and considered killing him, but neither knew how to do it.
• Porchemy and a bruised thug appeared nearby, and Ace and Sabo recognized Porchemy as a member of the Bluejam Pirates.

Ace and Sabo hid after Luffy was captured by Porchemy, one of Bluejam’s men, who tortured him for information about Ace’s stolen money. As Porchemy’s thugs searched for the boys and they hurried to move their treasure, a black-hatted homeless man warned the thugs not to underestimate Ace and Sabo.

• Porchemy confronted his beaten henchman about Ace stealing the crew’s money while Ace and Sabo hid nearby with Luffy.
• Luffy was caught and taken away after he failed to reveal where Ace had gone.
• Porchemy flattened Luffy with a mallet, then discovered his rubber body and tortured him with a spiked glove.
• Ace and Sabo packed their treasure in the Central Forest as Porchemy’s men searched for them.
• A black-hatted homeless man warned Bluejam’s thugs not to mess with Ace and Sabo, while another man tried to rob the thugs.

Sabo and Ace learned that Luffy had not revealed where they hid their treasure, so they recruited Jig to help rescue him from Porchemy. Jig cut off Porchemy’s hand as Sabo and Ace fought back, and the group began their escape with Luffy.

• Sabo told Ace that Luffy had kept their treasure’s location secret, and Ace agreed they had to save him.
• Sabo warned Ace they could not face the Bluejam Pirates alone, so they went to get Jig.
• Porchemy continued torturing Luffy and prepared to kill him when Ace, Sabo, and Jig burst into the hut.
• Jig severed Porchemy’s hand, and Sabo struck him with an iron pipe.
• Jig freed Luffy and carried him away as he called for Ace and Sabo to run, but Ace stayed behind to fight.

Ace and Jig teamed up to defeat Porchemy, but Captain Bluejam shot the beaten pirate. Afterward, Luffy thanked Ace for saving him and insisted he wanted to be his friend because he had no one else to rely on.

• Sabo fled with the injured Luffy while Jig stayed beside Ace to face Porchemy.
• Porchemy cut Ace’s iron pipe and wounded his forehead, but Jig slashed Porchemy’s eyes and Ace attacked with Sabo’s abandoned pipe.
• Ace and Jig defeated Porchemy, and Captain Bluejam shot him after rejecting his apology.
• In the Central Forest, Sabo warned that Bluejam would hunt them, while Luffy thanked Ace for saving him.
• Ace demanded to know why Luffy had kept his secret, and Luffy said he had no one else he could rely on.

Ace accepted Luffy’s plea to live, and Sabo joined Ace, Luffy, and Jig at Dadan’s house after the four were hunted by pirates. The boys’ exploits spread across the kingdom, and Dadan ended the chapter asking Dogura and Magura about a place called Goa.

• Luffy told Ace he wanted him to live, and Ace admitted that being alone hurt more than being hurt.
• Luffy and Ace argued about crying and becoming strong, while Sabo worried that all four boys would be hunted by pirates.
• Jig invited Sabo to live with them, and Sabo moved into Dadan’s house with Ace, Luffy, and Jig.
• The four boys spent their days fighting beasts, delinquents, thugs, and pirates, and their notoriety reached the kingdom’s central streets.
• Dadan read a newspaper and asked Dogura and Magura what kind of place Goa was.

Dadan read about the Celestial Dragons’ visit while Ace, Jig, Luffy, and Sabo continued training and shared a crocodile dinner. After Jig revealed that his ageless master was the legendary pirate Asura, Barn, Sabo and Luffy asked to become his students, while Ace silently brooded.

• Dadan read the newspaper’s report about the Celestial Dragons visiting the Goa Kingdom.
• Luffy lost another fight to Ace, and Sabo tallied the day’s training results, with Jig dominating the contests.
• Jig, Ace, Luffy, and Sabo killed a crocodile, brought it back to Dadan’s house, and shared a meal.
• Jig told Sabo, Ace, and Luffy that his master was the ageless pirate Asura, Barn, who had been close to Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Gol D. Roger.
• Sabo and Luffy asked to become Jig’s master’s students, and Jig agreed while Ace stayed silent.

Jig took Ace, Sabo, and Luffy into town for food, where the boys disguised themselves to sneak through the Great Gate and escaped without paying. A wealthy man recognized Sabo and called for him to come home, leaving Jig suspicious as Ace and Luffy pressed Sabo to explain.

• Jig suggested that the boys go into town to eat, and he led them to Garbage Mountain to slip past the Great Gate.
• Ace, Sabo, Luffy, and Jig stacked themselves inside a man’s clothes and disguised themselves as an adult to enter the town.
• The boys ate ramen, leaped from the restaurant’s fourth-floor window to evade the police, and left a note promising to pay with treasure.
• A wealthy man recognized Sabo and called for him to return home, but Sabo ran away and claimed the man had mistaken him for someone else.
• In the Central Forest, Ace and Luffy demanded that Sabo reveal what he was hiding while Jig watched them.

Sabo revealed that he was a nobleman's son who had fled his uncaring parents and the life planned for him in High Town. He, Ace, Luffy, and Jig declared their ambitions for the future, with Jig resolving to surpass his master.

• Ace, Luffy, and Jig pressed Sabo to explain his secret, and Sabo admitted he was a nobleman's son.
• Sabo explained that his parents cared about status and expected him to marry into the Royal Family, leaving him lonely and trapped in High Town.
• Sabo urged Ace, Luffy, and Jig to set sail, explore the world, and become pirates.
• Ace declared that he would become a great pirate and make his name known across the world.
• Luffy joined Ace and Sabo at the cliff, laughed instead of finishing his declaration, and Sabo laughed with him.
• Jig drew the Nether Spirit Demon Blade and said he would surpass his master.

Jig, Ace, Sabo, and Luffy became brothers by sharing sake and celebrated at Dadan’s house with a meal and a visit from Makino. The chapter left them facing the arrival of Jig’s master, Barn, whom Ace recognized with a cold expression.

• Ace brought out sake and cups, and Jig, Ace, Sabo, and Luffy swore to be brothers.
• The four returned to Dadan’s house with a crocodile, where Jig ordered Dadan to cook for them and warned her not to yell at his new brothers.
• Makino visited with new clothes for Luffy and met Ace, Sabo, and Jig.
• Jig drew his blade while teasing Sabo over who was the most handsome, then introduced himself awkwardly to Makino.
• Barn, the pirate known as “Asura,” arrived, and Jig greeted his master while Ace’s expression turned cold.

Barn met Makino and the boys at Dadan’s home, then spoke privately with Ace about Gol D. Roger. He told Ace that Roger had loved him and may have turned himself in to protect him.

• Makino confronted Barn about Garp’s description of him, then lowered her guard after he explained that he was blind and fond of peace.
• Jig introduced Luffy and Sabo as his brothers, and Luffy and Sabo asked Barn to take them as disciples.
• Barn invited Ace to speak with him alone, while Makino took Luffy and Sabo to try on their new clothes.
• Barn asked Ace what he thought of his father and Gol D. Roger, and Ace said he had no father and called Roger a devil.
• Barn told Ace that Roger loved him, had turned himself in rather than been captured, and may have done so for Ace’s sake.

Barn told Ace how Roger had entrusted his child to him and explained that Roger had surrendered himself to spare Ace the burden of his sins. Ace left understanding that he had been loved and blessed, while Barn remained alone, mourning Roger.

• Barn recalled meeting Roger at Sabaody Archipelago, where Roger defeated him and taught him that a man became truly strong by protecting what he loved.
• Barn told Ace that he had visited Roger before his execution and heard Roger ask him to look after his child.
• Barn explained that Roger surrendered to keep Ace from bearing the burden of his father's sins and told Ace that Roger had loved him most.
• Ace thanked Barn through his tears, said he had been blessed, and left the room.
• Barn told Ace to have Luffy, Sabo, and Jig wake early for harsh training, then wept as he murmured Roger's name.

Ace, Luffy, Sabo, and Jig lived together after Barn left, but Sabo's father and the Bluejam Pirates captured them. Sabo agreed to return home to protect his brothers, leaving them behind.

• Ace hugged Luffy, Sabo, and Jig and told them Barn had agreed to teach them.
• Barn taught the boys Soru and Geppo, then left to travel, while Garp later visited them.
• Luffy, Ace, Sabo, and Jig left Dadan's home and built a treehouse in the Central Forest.
• Sabo's father hired Bluejam to capture Sabo, and Bluejam's men tied up Luffy and Ace while Jig fought two officers.
• Sabo's father ordered Bluejam to deal with the boys, so Sabo agreed to return home if they were spared.
• Sabo left without looking back as Ace, Luffy, and Jig watched in grief.

Ace, Luffy, and Jig reluctantly agreed to work for Bluejam while hoping to find a way to see Sabo, who had been forced back to High Town by his father. At Sabo’s former home, Stelly warned him that Garbage Mountain would be burned the next night, and Sabo sensed a conspiracy.

• Bluejam taunted Ace, Luffy, and Jig about Sabo and offered them work carrying cargo around the Uncertain Terminal.
• Ace, Luffy, and Jig accepted Bluejam’s job, with Ace hoping it would give him a chance to see Sabo.
• Sabo refused to blame his friends at the inspection office, but his father threatened them and struck Sabo when he protested.
• Sabo’s father brought him back to High Town, where Sabo met Stelly, his adopted replacement.
• Stelly told Sabo that Garbage Mountain would be burned the next night, making Sabo suspect a conspiracy.

Sabo learned that the Goa Kingdom planned to burn Garbage Mountain before the World Government delegation and Celestial Dragons arrived. After confirming that nobles knew about the massacre, he fled the police and tried to warn the people living there.

• Sabo confronted Stelly, who revealed that the Royal Family planned to burn Garbage Mountain and its inhabitants in three days to impress the visiting nobles.
• Sabo overheard police officers discussing the plan and learned that Bluejam and his crew would spread fuel and explosives across Garbage Mountain.
• Ace, Luffy, and Jig stayed awake in their tree house, uneasy about Sabo and thinking of their brotherhood.
• Sabo woke the next day disturbed by how ordinary everything seemed and questioned nobles, who admitted they knew about the planned fire.
• The police found Sabo after his father reported him missing, but Sabo escaped and shouted a warning to the people of Garbage Mountain.

Jig escaped Bluejam’s men and tried to find Barn before returning to rescue Ace and Luffy from the burning Garbage Mountain. As the fire trapped its residents and Bluejam’s crew discovered the soldiers had shut the gate, Sabo reached Border Town and revealed that the Royal Family and nobles were behind the disaster.

• Bluejam’s pirates captured Ace and Luffy, but Jig slashed one pirate and escaped to look for Barn at Dadan’s house.
• Bluejam revealed that the supplies Ace and Luffy had carried were fuel and bombs, then demanded to know where they had hidden their treasure.
• Bluejam’s crew set Garbage Mountain ablaze, trapping its residents while soldiers barred the gate and denied Bluejam’s men their promised escape.
• A tall, hooded man appeared behind Bluejam’s crew as they realized the gate was sealed.
• Jig found Ace and Luffy, cut them free, and faced the spreading flames with them.
• Sabo reached the closed gate, was thrown back by soldiers, and told a cloaked man that the Royal Family and nobles had started the fire.

Dragon heard Sabo condemn the Goa Kingdom and admitted he lacked the power to change it yet, while the kingdom’s fire trapped Ace, Luffy, Jig, Bluejam, and others. Bluejam forced Ace to reveal where he and Sabo had hidden their treasure, then held Ace at gunpoint as the blaze closed in.

• Sabo broke down as he told Dragon what the Goa Kingdom had done, and Dragon said he would never forget his words.
• The king’s scheme left Bluejam trapped outside the city gates, where Tiger Hunt attacked him and his crew with Water Shot.
• As the fire spread, Ace, Luffy, and Jig became lost, while Tiger Hunt stopped chasing the escaping pirates after Barn appeared and took him to meet a friend.
• Bluejam and his wounded men cornered Ace, Luffy, and Jig, demanded their treasure, and threatened them with blades.
• Ace revealed the treasure’s location, but Bluejam’s men seized the boys, and Bluejam pointed his gun at Ace and vowed to rebuild his power and take revenge on the nobles.