Chapter Summaries

Gawain struggled to awaken Armament Haki while Kuro and the recovering Akin continued training. Their progress brought Gawain a surge of system experience, leaving him impressed by how much potential they had.

• Gawain saw that Kuro had provided 33 Observation Haki experience in a day and considered how long it would take to awaken the ability.
• Gawain arranged for Jango to handle crew affairs and sent the Catman Brothers and recovered pirates to protect the route near Raven Port.
• Gawain spent several days trying to awaken Armament Haki but made no clear progress.
• Akin recovered enough to train, and he spent a blazing day punching a scrapped pirate ship until his body reached its limit.
• Gawain received 127 Physique, 8 Swordsmanship, 22 Shave, and 44 Observation Haki experience, which he attributed mainly to Akin and Kuro.

After a month of recovery and training, Gawain gained enough experience to raise his Physique to level seven and Observation Haki to level two. He tested his enhanced abilities by sensing and striking a shark hundreds of meters away, then reviewed his improved System Panel.

• The Gawain Pirates spent a month recovering, while Kuro and Akin drove the crew to train intensely and provided Gawain with experience.
• Gawain's Physique rose from level six to level seven, greatly improving his strength, constitution, and agility.
• Gawain's Observation Haki reached level two, allowing him to sense activity across a wide area.
• Gawain used his Kansei Masamune to cut a leaping shark in half from several hundred meters away.
• Gawain reflected on how Observation Haki could enhance Shave and checked his System Panel, which showed his Shave had reached level three.

Gawain saw his strength grow but remained frustrated by his lack of progress with Armament Haki. After Jango and the Catman Brothers returned from Raven Port, Kuro challenged Gawain to prove who was more qualified to be captain.

• Gawain washed off the impurities covering his body and went to sleep after deciding he might have to wait until reaching the Grand Line to learn Armament Haki.
• Jango and his group returned to Para Island after clearing out pirates around Raven Port, and Buchi and Sam told Gawain how warmly the people there had treated them.
• Gawain felt reassured by the crew's changed reception in Raven Port and planned to leave his less powerful subordinates there as mercenaries when he departed.
• Kuro told Akin that the ordinary pirates would struggle to survive the Grand Line, then said he still intended to become captain.
• During the harbor banquet, Kuro stood before Gawain and challenged him to show who was more qualified to be captain.

Kuro challenged Gawain to a rematch, hoping to prove how much stronger he had become. Gawain sent him flying with a single clash, while Jango and the Catman Brothers resolved to stand with Gawain regardless of the fight’s outcome.

• Kuro challenged Gawain to a fight, and Gawain accepted as the crew cleared space for them.
• Jango explained that Kuro’s awakened Observation Haki let him control Shave and push his speed further, making the fight less certain.
• Kuro attacked at high speed, but Gawain’s thrust met his Claw Blades and sent him crashing through a wooden building.
• Jango realized Raven Port offered ordinary crew members a peaceful future and declared that he would stand with Gawain.
• Buchi and Sam agreed with Jango, and Akin observed that Kuro had already lost the crew’s loyalty.

Gawain fought Kuro, carefully holding back while Kuro’s increased speed let him land harmless cuts. Gawain finally defeated him with the flat of his sword, and the pirates resumed their banquet as Kuro vowed to challenge him again.

• Kuro recovered from Gawain’s first blow and used Shave at unprecedented speed, alarming the watching pirates.
• Kuro repeatedly attacked Gawain, who restrained his strength and prevented Kansei Masamune from cutting Kuro down.
• Gawain struck Kuro in the chest with the flat of his blade, ending the fight after Kuro reached his limit.
• Kuro vowed to defeat Gawain and reclaim the captain’s seat, while Gawain helped him up and pretended to be exhausted.
• The crew resumed its banquet, and Gawain smiled at the System Panel as Kuro and Akin each resolved to surpass the other.

Gawain decided to reclaim the Gawain Pirates’ stolen treasure from Arlong and recruit Cocoyasi Village’s exceptional navigator. Nami brought more than 100 million berries to buy back her village, but Arlong accused her of playing him after she opened the chest.

• With Raven Port prospering, Gawain summoned Kuro and Akin and planned to retrieve the pirates’ stolen treasure from Arlong’s territory.
• Gawain said Cocoyasi Village had a first-rate navigator, and the three agreed to set sail with a small crew.
• Nami counted and buried treasure worth more than 100 million berries, hoping to free Cocoyasi Village from Arlong’s rule.
• A fishman secretly watched Nami bury the treasure without her noticing.
• Nami confronted Arlong and offered to buy back Cocoyasi Village, then showed him the treasure chest she had hidden.
• Arlong looked into the chest and accused Nami of playing him.

Arlong stole Nami’s treasure and raised the price for Cocoyasi Village, forcing her to search for it while Nojiko and Akin worried about her. Arlong revealed his cruelty and learned that the Gawain Pirates were active in the East Blue.

• Arlong blamed Carina for Nami’s missing treasure, gave Nami half a month to recover it, and threatened to raise Cocoyasi Village’s price to 300 Million Berries.
• Nojiko comforted Nami after she broke down, but Nami left a letter the next morning promising to recover the treasure even if it meant falling out with her best friend.
• Nojiko asked Akin whether Arlong would honor his deal, and Akin said he would investigate what had happened to Nami.
• Arlong cleaned the stolen treasure and revealed that he enjoyed deceiving Nami and hated humans.
• Kuroobi told Arlong that Rat had warned them about the Gawain Pirates, whose captain, Gawain, had a Bounty of 85 Million Berries.

Arlong dismissed Knight Gawain’s rising bounty but planned to target him after settling matters with Nami. Gawain rescued Nami at sea, and she joined his crew under the false name Carina as he and his crew traded false identities.

• Arlong identified Gawain as a former Goa Kingdom knight and planned to pursue him after dealing with Nami.
• Gawain’s crew trained hard, consuming their food stores, so he redirected the ship toward Dia Port for supplies.
• Gawain spotted a dehydrated Nami adrift in a small boat and brought her aboard.
• After recovering with water and food, Nami offered to repay Gawain and agreed to join his crew as a navigator, claiming her name was Carina.
• Gawain introduced himself as Lancelot, while Kuro and Akin also gave Nami false names and a fabricated story about fleeing Gawain.
• Nami recognized Gawain as the male lead from The Charming Queen and the Loyal Knight.

Nami joined Gawain’s crew but secretly stole their treasure and left a warning that a storm would strike Dia Port at a precise time. Gawain and his crew stayed behind to test her prediction, while Kuro bet that she could not possibly be right.

• Nami bonded with Kuro over a movie and settled into the navigator’s room prepared for her.
• After learning about Gawain and his crew, Nami decided she could not let them face Arlong and die.
• Nami pretended to feel unwell, knocked out the treasure guard, took the crew’s treasure, and left a letter warning them about a storm at Dia Port the next night.
• Gawain, Akin, and Kuro revealed they had seen through Nami’s escape, then returned to the ship and read her letter.
• Gawain bet that a storm would arrive when Nami predicted, and Kuro wagered he would wash the crew’s socks for a month if she was right.

Gawain’s crew weathered a storm that Nami had predicted with remarkable precision, and Kuro lost their bet and was left with a shipload of socks to wash. As Gawain sailed toward Cocoyasi Village, Johnny and Joseph recognized him in the harbor and worried that Zoro would challenge him if he learned where Gawain was headed.

• Gawain moved his ship to safety and waited with Kuro and Akin for the storm Nami had predicted.
• A storm arrived at exactly the predicted time, and Kuro conceded that Nami should be their navigator before fleeing to his cabin.
• Gawain and Akin left hundreds of socks outside Kuro’s door, and Kuro shouted Gawain’s name when he found them the next morning.
• After the storm damaged many ships in the harbor, Gawain’s crew inspected their vessel and sailed toward Cocoyasi Village.
• Johnny and Joseph recognized Gawain as he departed and concealed his whereabouts from Zoro, offering to buy him a drink instead.

Nami returned to Cocoyasi Village with 120 million berries, but Nojiko revealed that Arlong had never intended to let her buy back the village. As Nami rushed to Arlong Park, Akin and the villagers began their attack on the fish-men.

• Nami returned to the empty village carrying the money she had gathered to buy it back.
• Nojiko told Nami that Arlong had never planned to honor their agreement and urged her to escape with the money.
• Nami learned that the villagers had gone to confront Arlong and ran toward Arlong Park despite Nojiko trying to stop her.
• Akin led the villagers to Arlong Park, determined to end Nami's suffering even if they died.
• Akin raised his rusted flintlock pistol and fired at the fish-men guarding the gate.

Nami arrived at Arlong Park with the 100 million Berries, only to discover Arlong had slaughtered villagers and never intended to honor his promise. Gawain, Akin, and Kuro came to her aid and attacked the fish-men, while Arlong revealed that Gawain was not Lancelot.

• Nami found the villagers gravely wounded and Akin nailed to the park gates as Arlong demanded she bring the money inside.
• Salt Burn shot a civilian, and Arlong admitted he planned to kill the villagers and keep Nami as his mapmaker.
• Arlong took Nami's suitcase and forced her to choose, but Gawain arrived and struck him with a Flying Slash.
• Gawain asked Nami whether she wanted Arlong dead, then sent Akin and Kuro to fight the fish-men.
• Akin and Kuro overwhelmed the fish-men, while Arlong recovered and told Nami that Gawain was actually Knight Gawain, not Lancelot.

Gawain answered Nami’s plea by overpowering Arlong and pinning him to the ground in front of the villagers. He taunted Arlong with the possibility of changing the world for Fish-Men, then revealed he had only said it to make Arlong die in pain and regret.

• Nami begged Gawain to kill Arlong, and Gawain decided that simply killing him would not satisfy his anger.
• Gawain rushed Arlong and slashed him, but Arlong escaped into the water and prepared a counterattack.
• Arlong launched himself from the water with Shark ON DARTS, but Gawain caught him and drove his sword through Arlong’s spine.
• The villagers laughed as Arlong lay pinned before them, and Gawain asked him about Fisher Tiger’s refusal of a human blood transfusion.
• Arlong agreed to Gawain’s offer to change the world for Fish-Men, but Gawain revealed that he had lied to make Arlong face death with pain and regret.

Gawain killed Arlong, ending Nami’s long-held nightmare, and ordered treatment for the injured villagers before finding Arlong’s treasure. As Gawain’s crew prepared to leave Cocoyasi Village, Rat plotted to seize the credit and massacre the villagers.

• Gawain butchered Arlong, and Nami entered Arlong Park, broke down in tears, and mourned Belle-mère.
• Akin and Kuro reported that they had killed the other fish-men, though an octopus fish-man escaped with help from a sea beast.
• Gawain ordered the ship doctor to treat the injured villagers, and Akin warned him not to make Nami cry.
• Gawain and Kuro found Arlong’s hoard, and Gawain set aside Nami’s share and money for Cocoyasi Village before reserving the rest to build a ship.
• Rat learned that Gawain had killed Arlong and ordered his Marines to take control of Cocoyasi Village after the crew left, then proposed massacring its residents.

After the Arlong Pirates fell, Cocoyasi Village celebrated the Gawain Pirates and loaded their ship with supplies. Nami joined the crew to pursue her dream, and the ship set sail as Akin and Nojiko watched her go.

• Rat bribed Blazer with the promise of a share of Arlong's assets and a future promotion, then sent a report and photographs of Gawain to Navy Headquarters.
• The villagers of Cocoyasi and nearby villages thanked the Gawain Pirates and loaded their ship with supplies until Akin told them it could carry no more.
• Gawain gave Akin a Den Den Mushi so he could contact Nami, and Akin admitted that Gawain and his crew were a better home for her than Arlong had been.
• Nami hurried aboard with her mapmaking tools, claimed the navigator's room, and told Akin and Nojiko she would return after charting every sea in the world.
• The Gawain Pirates sailed away while Akin and Nojiko watched, and Arlong's head remained displayed beneath a Jolly Roger in the harbor.

Rat tried to seize credit for defeating the Arlong Pirates by attacking Cocoyasi Village and silencing witnesses, but Gawain's letter forced him to retreat. The next day, Commodore Brinbrin arrested Rat at Navy Branch 16 after his crimes were exposed.

• Rat killed Blazer and led Marines toward Cocoyasi Village to eliminate witnesses and claim credit for defeating the Arlong Pirates.
• Rat's Marines rounded up the villagers, and Akin confronted Rat about his plan to blame the massacre on Arlong.
• Akin gave Rat Gawain's letter threatening to expose his collusion with Arlong, and Rat fled after hearing how Arlong had died.
• Rat's warships left Cocoyasi Village, and Akin reassured Nojiko that the village was safer under Gawain's protection.
• The next day, Commodore Brinbrin confronted Rat at Navy Branch 16 and had armed Marines arrest him for his crimes.

After the Marines announced the Arlong Pirates’ defeat, Nami and the crew celebrated their new bounties and teased Gawain about his Wanted Poster. When Nami spotted a massive storm, Gawain ordered the ship to seek shelter on Beast Island, where Joseph blamed Zoro for leading them there in a wrecked boat.

• Nami read that the Arlong Pirates had been annihilated and Rat had been arrested, then saw the crew’s new Wanted Posters.
• The crew laughed at Gawain’s embarrassing Wanted Poster photo, and Nami learned from Kuro that it depicted him as the knight from a movie.
• Nami spotted a massive storm approaching and warned Gawain that their ship might not survive it.
• Gawain and Nami chose Beast Island as the nearest shelter, and the crew turned the ship toward it.
• On Beast Island, Joseph looked at their nearly broken boat and blamed Zoro for leading the way.

Zoro landed on an island to escape a storm, only to encounter Gawain and challenge him as the Strongest Swordsman in the East Blue. Gawain stopped Zoro’s opening attack with a dagger, leaving Zoro stunned by the gulf between their strengths.

• Zoro followed an upside-down map to the island, and Joseph and Johnny agreed to hide there until the storm passed.
• Zoro spotted the Gawain Pirates’ ship and decided to challenge Gawain, while Joseph and Johnny prepared to help if he needed them.
• Gawain recognized Zoro as a swordsman with Gold-tier potential and welcomed the chance to recruit him.
• Zoro challenged Gawain to draw his sword, but Gawain planted his sheathed sword in the ground and drew a dagger instead.
• Zoro attacked with Three-Sword Style—Oni Giri, and Gawain blocked all three blades with his dagger.

Gawain defeated Zoro in a fierce swordfight and offered him a place in his crew, but Zoro refused until he fulfilled his promise to Hawk Eyes. After a storm forced Gawain’s crew inland, a mysterious voice warned them to leave the island.

• Gawain effortlessly blocked and dismantled Zoro’s sword attacks with a dagger, leaving Zoro and the onlookers stunned.
• When Gawain’s dagger pierced his chest, Zoro charged forward anyway, and Gawain struck him down with a powerful punch.
• Gawain invited Zoro to join his crew, but Zoro refused until he had fulfilled his promise to Hawk Eyes.
• Gawain drew Kansei Masamune, which Zoro recognized as Master Koshiro’s sword, then arranged urgent treatment after Zoro collapsed unconscious.
• Akin subdued Joseph and Johnny, and Gawain led the crew inland as a storm swept over the island.
• A gloomy voice from the forest warned Gawain and his crew to leave or suffer misfortune.

Gawain met Kamon, who asked him to retrieve the boxes he had guarded for over twenty years. After learning that his animal friends were his true treasure, Kamon asked Gawain what he valued enough to risk his life for, leaving Gawain without an answer.

• Gawain disarmed Kamon's warning shot and found the man hiding inside a box.
• Kamon protected the strange beasts from Gawain and agreed to shelter the pirates if Gawain retrieved his boxes.
• Gawain followed Kamon to the mountain peak and tossed him up to open the boxes.
• Kamon found the boxes empty and realized the island's beasts were the treasure he had protected for years.
• Kamon asked Gawain what he would risk his life to obtain, and Gawain struggled to answer.