Chapter Summaries

Spandam sent Gabra to investigate Crocodile’s dealings in Alabasta, while Gawain decided to resupply there and continue toward the New World without provoking Crocodile. After Chopper finished treating Nami and the others, the ship’s training fanatics drew him onto the deck, where they invited him to join them.

• Spandine threatened to expose Spandam’s secret dealings unless Akin was dead within two months, and Spandam ordered Gabra to investigate Crocodile in Alabasta.
• Gawain and Kuro agreed to resupply in Alabasta and avoid Crocodile unless he caused trouble, then Gawain reflected on advancing his Conqueror’s Haki through dangerous battles.
• Gawain watched the crew train and drew the curtains after noticing Kalifa exercising on deck.
• Chopper confirmed that the spores had been cleared from Nami and the others, then headed to the deck to treat the crew’s supposed training disease.
• Akin and the other pirates encouraged Chopper to join their training after he arrived on deck.

Chopper joined the Gawain Pirates after deciding that a doctor could best protect his companions by helping them defeat every threat before anyone got hurt. The crew’s relentless training intensified, and Nami’s hope that Chopper was a normal companion ended when he appeared the next morning as a hulking trainee.

• Chopper warned the crew that their extreme training could cause hidden injuries, then decided to use Doctor Kureha’s prescriptions to help them recover.
• After seeing the crew’s vitality increase despite their training, Chopper concluded that preventing injuries meant defeating threats first and asked Captain Akin to let him join.
• The pirates praised Chopper’s philosophy, while Kuro suspected Gawain had engineered the crew’s competitive training culture and responded by adding more weight.
• Akin, Zoro, Sanji, Lucci, and the rest of the crew escalated their workouts until they collapsed on deck, and Chopper handed out restorative medicine.
• Nami finished her Drum Kingdom sea chart and felt relieved that Chopper seemed normal, but the next morning she saw him among the trainees built like a gorilla.

Chopper pushed his training past exhaustion while Lucci and Kalifa weighed their orders against their growing ties to the Gawain Pirates. Kalifa gave Gawain the basic Six Powers manual, but he refused it, leaving her convinced he had sacrificed the techniques for her sake as Gawain gained experience from Chopper.

• Chopper trained with a massive barbell and drove himself past exhaustion, while Nami angrily complained that the crew had no normal people.
• Lucci and Kalifa discussed the pirates’ rapid training progress, Spandam’s order to kill Akin, and Lucci’s suspicion that Spandine was behind the order.
• Kalifa brought Gawain the basic Six Powers manual as a pledge of loyalty, but he refused it and told her he wanted her to become stronger.
• Kalifa misread Gawain’s words as a confession, and Nami concluded that Kalifa had fallen in love with him.
• Lucci worried that Kalifa was becoming too attached to Gawain, while Kalifa defended him and Lucci regretted accepting the mission.
• Gawain checked the experience he had gained and noted that Chopper’s potential was Silver-tier.

Gawain wrote a beginner’s manual for the Navy’s Six Powers and had Kuro teach it to the crew, whose members eagerly began training. Lucci and Kalifa concluded that Gawain had a high-ranking World Government spy inside the Navy or CP Organization, while Kalifa mistakenly decided Gawain’s earlier refusal of her manual meant he liked her.

• Gawain reviewed the crew’s progress, noted that Chopper’s training boosted his Physique and Red Dragon Fruit experience, and began writing a Six Powers beginner’s manual.
• Gawain gave the completed manual to Kuro, who announced that the Six Powers would become required training for the crew.
• The crew eagerly studied the manual, and Akin and the others wrongly assumed Lucci had given the techniques to Gawain as a pledge of loyalty.
• Lucci and Kalifa examined the manual and suspected that Gawain had a powerful spy inside the Navy or CP Organization.
• Kalifa wondered why Gawain had refused the manual she offered, then convinced herself that he had done so because he liked her.

Lucci and Kalifa debated their growing trust in Gawain and their ties to Akin while Gawain’s crew trained in the Six Powers. Gawain’s Six Powers reached LV-5 and unlocked Life Return, leaving him ready to teach the complete method so his crew could advance toward Haki.

• Lucci concluded that Gawain had strategically maneuvered his way into becoming a Shichibukai, while Kalifa became increasingly impressed by him.
• Kalifa warned Lucci that his bond with Akin could endanger their mission, and Lucci said he believed there would be a way forward.
• Gawain gained a large amount of Six Powers experience and considered how he might handle Lucci and Kalifa once they were no longer useful.
• The Gawain Pirates adopted the Six Powers, with Kuro focusing on Soru, Zoro on Iron Body and Paper Arts, Sanji on Geppo, Soru, and Tempest Kick, and others choosing techniques to suit their goals.
• Lucci and Kalifa began instructing the crew as the Six Powers spread, while Lucci worried that the Navy might discover the training method had been leaked.
• Gawain’s Six Powers reached LV-5 and unlocked Life Return, and he decided the level was sufficient to pass on the complete training method.

Gawain's advanced Six Powers manual caused Lucci and Kalifa to mistake him for having a high-ranking Marine or CP spy, while their reports triggered investigations across the World Government and Navy. Spandam implicated his father, Spandine, who fled and learned Crocodile sought Pluton; the chapter ended with CP officials discussing an unresolved leak and a new discovery.

• Gawain released an advanced Six Powers manual, and Lucci and Kalifa each wrongly suspected the other of being unable to continue the mission.
• Spandam refused to transfer either agent, then used their reports to direct suspicion toward Spandine and prompt an investigation.
• The World Government and Navy investigated possible leaks, and Sei revealed that Vergo was likely a Doflamingo Family spy inside the Marines.
• Spandine escaped the CP Organization's search, learned that Crocodile sought Pluton, and saw floating islands overhead as a familiar stranger approached.
• CP Organization officials convened after internal purges and began discussing a new discovery related to the suspected Six Powers leak.

The CP Organization exposed Rob Lucci and Kalifa for teaching the Six Powers to the Gawain Pirates, removed Spandam from his post, and ordered the agents dealt with. As the crew trained through a gathering storm, Akin awakened Armament Haki and Gawain’s Physique reached level 15, granting him the Celestial Being ability.

• The CP Organization confronted Spandam with evidence that Rob Lucci and Kalifa had taught the Six Powers to the Gawain Pirates, arrested Spandam, and assigned Gismonda to replace him in CP9.
• The CP Organization leader ordered agents to deal with Rob Lucci and Kalifa before they could reveal more secrets.
• Sanji made rapid progress with Soru, while Akin awakened Armament Haki during Iron Body training and Gawain’s system raised Akin’s potential to Gold-tier.
• Gawain considered recruiting Lucci but decided that Lucci’s fate depended on whether he could be brought to his side; Lucci and Kalifa later received an order to meet someone from headquarters.
• Gawain’s Physique reached level 15 and awakened Celestial Being, transforming his body and greatly increasing his physical and neural abilities.

Gawain chose the Red Dragon Fruit’s Battle Armor branch, greatly strengthening his Demon Form, and used his dragon form to carry the damaged Gawain Pirates’ ship toward the Cactus Islands. There, Vivi and Igaram prepared to infiltrate Baroque Works and investigate Crocodile, with Gabra, Kumadori, and Fukurou accompanying them.

• Gawain selected Battle Armor, transforming his Demon Form into a stronger, jade-like armored form that could withstand powerful attacks.
• Gawain reviewed his improved System Panel and judged that his combat strength had reached the top ranks, though his Haki still lagged behind the strongest fighters.
• After a storm damaged the Gawain Pirates’ ship, Gawain transformed into a Red Dragon and carried the vessel toward the nearest port at the Cactus Islands.
• At the Cactus Islands, Vivi insisted on infiltrating Baroque Works to investigate Crocodile’s alleged use of Dancing Powder, despite Igaram’s worries.
• Gabra, Kumadori, and Fukurou agreed to protect Vivi, while Gabra stopped Fukurou from revealing their secrets.

Gawain considered the Raven’s future and watched Lucci and Kalifa leave for a secret meeting, while CP0 ambushed them and accused Lucci of leaking the Six Powers. Lucci stayed to protect the wounded Kalifa despite being surrounded, and faced the near-impossible choice of how to save them both.

• Gawain decided the Raven would eventually be replaced by a new ship built with Adam Wood and potentially materials made using the Munch-Munch Fruit.
• Gawain let the crew take leave while the Raven underwent repairs and weighed whether to kill Lucci or keep him aboard.
• Lucci and Kalifa secretly left the ship at night to attend a meeting, unaware that Gawain’s crew was watching them.
• Lucci sensed a trap moments before a CP0 sniper shot Kalifa and Gismonda emerged with CP0 agents surrounding them.
• Gismonda accused Lucci of leaking the Six Powers and declared that the World Government had marked him for elimination.
• Kalifa urged Lucci to escape and ask Gawain whether he had ever cared for her, but Lucci caught a bullet and refused to leave her behind.

Rob Lucci chose to protect Kalifa from a Seastone bullet, and Gawain and his crew arrived to stop the CP Organization from killing them. After Gawain offered Lucci and Kalifa a chance to leave the World Government, Lucci decided to join his crew and asked him to accept him.

• Lucci shielded Kalifa from a Seastone bullet, leaving himself powerless and badly wounded.
• Kuro arrived to protect Lucci and Kalifa, but Gismonda refused to stop the attack.
• Gawain and Van Fan-Oka intervened, disarming the CP agents and killing the sniper who aimed at Lucci.
• Gawain offered Lucci and Kalifa the choice to join his companions or die, and explained that Akin had wanted to help them.
• Kalifa asked Gawain who was more beautiful, Queen Guinevere or her, then struggled to stay alive.
• Lucci decided to leave the World Government and knelt before Gawain to ask to join his crew.

Gawain accepted Lucci’s loyalty, and the two sides wiped out the CP Organization agents at Whiskey Peak before Lucci joined the Gawain Pirates. Lucci asked to bring trusted CP9 comrades aboard and raised the possibility of building Pluton, prompting Gawain to consider whether a Devil Fruit could overcome the limits of current technology.

• Gawain accepted Lucci’s pledge and warned him never to harm a crewmate without cause.
• Gawain killed Gismonda, then he, Kuro, Fan-Oka, and Lucci eliminated the CP Organization agents and destroyed the evidence.
• Gawain took the wounded Kalifa aboard for treatment, while Lucci recovered and helped finish the hunt; afterward, he asked to join the crew’s pursuit of the top seat.
• Kalifa woke to learn Gawain had carried her back, and she watched a movie about his embarrassing past with Nami and Chopper.
• Lucci asked Gawain to let Kaku, Bruno, and the other CP9 members he trusted join the crew, then suggested they build Pluton.
• Gawain doubted they could build Pluton with current technology, then wondered whether a Devil Fruit could make it possible.

Gawain decided to pursue the Pluton Blueprint while keeping the World Government unaware, and Lucci pledged to retrieve it from Water 7. As Lucci settled into life among the Gawain Pirates, the chapter ended with Crocodile learning that Gawain’s ship was approaching Whiskey Peak.

• Gawain told Lucci they would build Pluton if they could obtain its blueprint, but ordered him to put the crew’s safety first and keep the World Government from discovering their plans.
• Lucci identified Iceberg and the missing Cutty Flam as his two leads for finding Tom’s hidden blueprint, while Gawain’s system recognized Lucci and Kalifa as members of his crew.
• Lucci and Akin shared drinks, and Lucci apologized for deceiving Akin as an undercover agent; Akin revealed he had already suspected the truth and welcomed him as a companion.
• After recovering from his wounds, Lucci trained with the crew, taught them the Six Powers, and resolved to become second only to Gawain.
• At a welcoming banquet, Lucci and Kalifa accepted the Gawain Pirates as their home, while Kalifa admitted her feelings for Gawain.
• Crocodile received a report that Gawain had been spotted near Whiskey Peak and might be coming after him.

Crocodile planned to pursue Pluton and confronted the threat posed by Gawain, while Robin learned of Gawain’s reputation. Golden Lion discovered that Nico Robin could read Poneglyphs and decided to claim her and Alabasta’s Poneglyph; days later, Vivi and her companions targeted Nami and Chopper on Whiskey Peak.

• Crocodile told a Baroque Works agent to watch the Gawain Pirates and then left his office amid a violent sandstorm.
• Robin found Gawain’s Wanted Poster in Crocodile’s office and wondered whether he truly valued companions who had lost their usefulness.
• Spandine told Golden Lion that Nico Robin could read Poneglyphs and might be in Alabasta, and Golden Lion decided to pursue her and the Poneglyph there.
• On Whiskey Peak, Vivi and Gabra identified Nami and Chopper as their targets, while Igaram and Gabra questioned whether the pair posed a danger.

Vivi attacked Nami and Chopper, but Gawain’s crew overwhelmed her and the CP9 agents who had accompanied her. Gawain captured Gabra and considered holding Vivi for ransom, while Vivi offered to make a deal.

• Vivi decided to attack Nami and Chopper for Alabasta, but Chopper blocked her strike in his enormous form.
• Nami sounded the alarm, and Lucci revealed the Raven’s Jolly Roger, prompting Gabra to recognize Gawain as a Shichibukai.
• Gawain’s crew surrounded Vivi and the CP9 agents, and Gawain knocked Gabra unconscious while Akin pinned Fukurou and Kumadori.
• Igaram charged at Gawain to protect Vivi, but Lucci kicked him unconscious.
• Gawain considered tying up Vivi and demanding ransom from Cobra, but Vivi offered to make a deal.

Vivi failed to persuade Gawain to oppose Crocodile, and the Gawain Pirates prepared to escort her and Igaram back to Alabasta. After Sanji fed them, he suggested that Gawain might help if he witnessed the suffering there, leaving Vivi to wonder whether that could still save her country.

• Vivi asked Gawain to drive Crocodile out of Alabasta, but he refused because the kingdom's affairs and his Shichibukai status made intervention too costly.
• Gawain's crew subdued Vivi's party, and Vivi despaired as the pirates decided to escort them back to Alubarna.
• The next morning, Igaram woke injured but found Vivi safe and learned they were going home.
• Sanji brought Vivi and Igaram food, then told Vivi that Gawain might help if he saw Alabasta's suffering firsthand.
• Vivi objected that Gawain had shown no compassion, prompting Sanji to defend his captain and leave; Vivi then asked Igaram whether Gawain might help after seeing the country.

Vivi and Igaram planned to persuade Knight Gawain to help Alabasta, and Chopper's strange medical philosophy convinced Vivi that Gawain and his crew might be trustworthy. The chapter ended with Vivi reflecting on Gawain's willingness to help those who suffered, while Gabra, Fukurou, and Kumadori remained imprisoned aboard the ship.

• Vivi decided that persuading Knight Gawain was their best chance to stop Crocodile, and Igaram agreed to support her plan.
• Chopper visited the injured Igaram, proclaimed that defeating enemies before they could hurt anyone was a doctor's duty, and bonded with Vivi over their shared desire to prevent suffering.
• Igaram fainted from fear of Chopper, woke to find his wounds treated, and fainted again when he saw Chopper beside him.
• Chopper told Vivi that Gawain had rescued the Drum Kingdom and made cherry blossoms bloom there, prompting Vivi to consider whether he could help Alabasta.
• Gabra, Fukurou, and Kumadori remained locked in a prison cell below deck, weak from their Seastone handcuffs and worried about their encounter with Gawain's crew.

Lucci visited Gabra, Kumadori, and Fukurou in their cell and explained that the World Government had abandoned him, leading him to join the Gawain Pirates. He revealed his Doriki Value had surpassed three thousand and asked Fukurou to measure the strength of Kuro and the others.

• Fukurou, Gabra, and Kumadori discussed Lucci and Kalifa’s changed behavior, wondering whether Lucci had betrayed the CP Organization.
• Lucci arrived with Hattori and told Gabra that the World Government had abandoned him and treated its agents as disposable tools.
• Lucci urged Gabra to seek power within the CP Organization and assured him that Captain Gawain would release him, Kumadori, Fukurou, and Vivi.
• Lucci revealed that his Doriki Value was over three thousand, while Gabra said his own had exceeded two thousand half a year earlier.
• Fukurou explained that he could measure Doriki Values below ten thousand, and Lucci asked him to measure Kuro and the others.

Lucci brought Gabra, Fukurou, and Kumadori onto the Gawain Pirates’ deck and explained that their plan to infiltrate Vivi’s side had been seen through. The crew tested their Doriki Values, leaving Gabra stunned by their strength as Gawain watched from above.

• Lucci told Gabra that the captain had deduced why CP9 had approached Vivi, and Gabra, Fukurou, and Kumadori followed him to the deck.
• Lucci introduced Fukurou’s ability to measure Doriki, and Chopper eagerly went first, punching him into a chain of attacks from Sanji, Kalifa, Lucci, Zoro, and Akin.
• Fukurou was blasted into the sea by the attacks, then returned and announced the crew’s Doriki Values.
• Fukurou measured Kalifa at 550, Tony Tony Chopper at 1,000, Black Leg Sanji at 2,380, Roronoa Zoro at 2,400, Lucci at 3,100, Demon Man Akin at 4,500, and Hundred Plans Kuro at 4,600.
• Gabra was shocked by the crew’s strength and wondered what Gawain’s Doriki Value would be as Gawain watched from the railing.

Gawain demonstrated overwhelming strength, pushing his crew and even Lucci, Gabra, and the others to train harder while the Raven was repaired. As the pirates sailed toward Alabasta to exchange Vivi for ransom, Crocodile warned Cobra that Gawain wielded the Red Dragon Fruit and offered to help, advancing a plan that left Cobra under pressure.

• Gawain struck Fukurou with forty percent of his strength, sending him flying and leaving him unconscious; Fukurou later said the blow far exceeded his endurance limit.
• The crew intensified their training after witnessing Gawain's strength, and Gabra joined them; Gawain saw his training gains rise by thirty percent.
• Lucci reported that the Raven's power system was repaired but the ship still had structural problems, and Gawain agreed to replace it later.
• The Gawain Pirates set sail for Alabasta after Cobra agreed to pay one hundred million for Vivi's return at Yuca Flower Port.
• Crocodile told Cobra that Gawain was the current Red Dragon Fruit User and cautioned him against contacting the Marines because Vivi could be killed.
• Crocodile offered to help Cobra, believing that Gawain's ransom demand gave him an opportunity to protect his own plans.

Crocodile promised Cobra he would bring Vivi back, then planned to frame Gawain for her death as Gawain's crew witnessed the devastation caused by Crocodile's drought scheme. After Nico Robin warned Gawain about Crocodile and Yuca Flower Port, Gawain and Kuro realized Crocodile might kill them and Vivi to protect his plan to find Pluton.

• Cobra distrusted Crocodile but agreed to leave Vivi in his hands, and Crocodile proposed a false story blaming Knight Gawain for her death.
• Vivi saw the drought-stricken towns and accused Crocodile of using Dancing Powder, while Gawain struggled with the suffering he had witnessed.
• Gawain's crew found a deserted coastal town and entered a bar, where Nico Robin contacted him through a Den Den Mushi.
• Robin warned Gawain that Crocodile had been watching him and said something was wrong at Yuca Flower Port before ending the call.
• Gawain explained that Cobra would avoid involving the World Government because Alabasta's secrets would be exposed.
• Kuro reasoned that Crocodile might eliminate Vivi and Gawain together, then frame them to win Cobra's trust and protect his search for Pluton.