Chapter Summaries

Luffy, Zoro, and Helmeppo arrived in Orange Town and learned that Buggy's crew had driven the townspeople away. Zoro confronted the pirates while Luffy and Helmeppo joined the fight, leaving Zoro and Helmeppo facing Cabaji and Mohji's group as Luffy fought Buggy.

• Luffy, Zoro, and Helmeppo explored the empty streets of Orange Town and met Mayor Buttel, who had returned to feed Shushu, the dog guarding his late owner's shop.
• Buttel told Luffy and Helmeppo that the Buggy Pirates had stolen the town's food and valuables, while Zoro got lost and stumbled into the pirates' feast at the tavern.
• Zoro cut Buggy into pieces with Oni Giri, but Buggy revealed that slashing attacks could not hurt him and wounded Zoro with a concealed knife.
• Luffy and Helmeppo arrived to help Zoro, and Luffy challenged Buggy after learning that Buggy knew Shanks.
• Buggy fought Luffy while Zoro and Helmeppo faced Cabaji, Beast Tamer Mohji, and the lion Richie; Zoro tied on his bandanna and prepared to fight.

Zoro, Luffy, and Helmeppo defeated Buggy’s officers in Orange Town, while Sephiroth learned more about the Straw Hat Pirates and planned a trip to Loguetown’s Food Festival. The chapter left Sephiroth anticipating that something might happen there and inviting Reiju along.

• Zoro endured Cabaji’s attacks while wounded, then defeated him with Three Sword Style: Oni Giri.
• Luffy trapped Buggy’s separated body parts in a Rubber Net and launched him away with Rubber Big Windmill.
• Helmeppo held his own against Mohji’s lion, Richie, until Luffy and Zoro appeared beside Mohji.
• Sephiroth and Tashigi sparred, experimenting with low, sliding sword styles influenced by the Smooth-Smooth Fruit.
• Lilith reported that the Straw Hat Pirates had defeated Buggy and clashed with Marines on Glass Bead Island, with Zoro, Helmeppo, and a long-nosed newcomer among their members.
• Sephiroth invited Tashigi to Loguetown’s Food Festival and suggested that Reiju come because he sensed an incident might occur.

Sephiroth arrived in Loguetown for its food festival while the Straw Hat Pirates reached the town after a string of adventures and recruited companions. The groups began exploring separately, and Reiju went to confront Sanji after seeing him get slapped by a woman he was flirting with.

• Sephiroth arrived at Titans' berth and asked Masdason to coordinate arrangements with Shura while he attended the festival.
• Masdason's daughter appeared, and Sephiroth left with Reiju, Tashigi, and Baby 5 after an awkward introduction.
• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates arrived in Loguetown, then split up to buy supplies and explore while Helmeppo stayed aboard to guard the ship.
• Zoro visited Ipponmatsu's weapons shop, where Tashigi recognized the Wado Ichimonji and explained its history.
• Sephiroth went to the food plaza with Reiju and Baby 5, and Reiju spotted Sanji getting hit with a frying pan before leaving to deal with him.

Sanji accepted Carmen’s cooking challenge for the prize tuna, but Reiju confronted him about becoming a pirate and learned he wanted to pursue the All Blue with friends he chose himself. As Luffy faced execution in Loguetown, a lightning strike destroyed the platform and left him unharmed.

• Carmen challenged Sanji to a cooking competition, and Sanji agreed after learning the prize was an Elephant Tuna.
• Reiju questioned Sanji about traveling with Gin as a pirate, and Sanji defended his choice to find the All Blue with the Straw Hat crew.
• Sephiroth, Reiju, Tashigi, and Baby 5 watched the competition, while Sanji and Carmen reached the final.
• Buggy prepared to execute Luffy on the Execution Platform as Sanji, Gin, and Zoro fought their way toward him.
• Lightning struck the platform, knocked Buggy unconscious, and shattered the structure, while Luffy survived and laughed in the rain.

Sephiroth watched the Straw Hat Pirates escape Loguetown amid a storm and went to the port, where Dragon intervened to save Luffy from Smoker. The Straw Hats sailed away safely, while Sephiroth confronted Dragon and Smoker was left furious.

• Sephiroth recognized that the storm and lightning were someone's intervention, then left the café to investigate as the Straw Hat Pirates escaped the square.
• Tashigi intercepted Zoro and fought him with her Shigure Azure Swallow Style, but Zoro broke one of his swords, struck her with Lion's Song, and fled to rejoin his companions.
• Smoker overpowered Luffy, Sanji, and Gin until Dragon appeared and unleashed a hurricane that scattered them and let them escape.
• Sephiroth appeared before Dragon and Smoker, while Dragon refused to fight in Loguetown and flew away with the wind.
• Zoro, Luffy, Sanji, and Gin reached the port, and their ship sailed away from Loguetown with the strong tailwind.

Sephiroth fought Dragon above Loguetown while Smoker prioritized protecting civilians and the Straw Hat Pirates escaped. After the storm cleared, Sephiroth returned to the Red Tears, where he reassured Tashigi about her unresolved duel with Zoro.

• Dragon attacked Sephiroth with wind blades and Dragon Claw, but Sephiroth countered with commands and precise swordsmanship while hiding the mechanics of his powers.
• Smoker chose to protect Loguetown’s civilians after learning the Straw Hat Pirates had escaped, then ordered his men to prepare to pursue them into the Grand Line.
• Dragon launched a lightning strike that Sephiroth absorbed, and Sephiroth dispersed the storm before Dragon flew away.
• Sephiroth exchanged pleasantries with Smoker, then took his companions aboard the Red Tears and headed back to Babylon.
• Tashigi told Sephiroth that Zoro had grasped Cutting Steel during their draw, and Sephiroth reminded her to pursue her own dream by methods that upheld her principles.

Sephiroth brought Nami and their companions to Gran Tesoro to celebrate Nami's eighteenth birthday, while Galette handled business talks with the city. After checking into the King of Gold Hotel, the group prepared to try the Hot-Blooded Turtle Shell Race.

• The Red Tears arrived at Gran Tesoro, where Nami marveled at the golden city and Sephiroth explained that much of its gold came from a Devil Fruit ability.
• Uta, Carina, Nojiko, Tashigi, and the others welcomed Nami in the lounge and teased her about celebrating her eighteenth birthday in Gold City.
• Galette joined the group to represent Babylon in business talks, while Sephiroth said the visit was personal and gave her authority over negotiations.
• Baccarat welcomed Sephiroth and his companions, then guided them through Gran Tesoro in a Turtle Rice and showed them its Commercial District and VIP area.
• After checking into the King of Gold Hotel, Nami and Carina chose to try the Hot-Blooded Turtle Shell Race.

Galette and Tanaka arranged cooperation between Gold City and Sephiroth’s allies, while Nami’s group celebrated their race victory and explored the city’s attractions. The sightseeing group’s outing ended with Tashigi mistaking a teacher’s attempt to retrieve a truant child for a kidnapping.

• Galette reassured Tanaka that Sephiroth’s alliance had measures to prevent economic upheaval, and Tanaka agreed to report their cooperation to Tesoro.
• Nami, Sephiroth, and Carina won the race, and Baccarat invited the group to explore Gold City’s attractions.
• Tashigi, Nojiko, and Baby 5 went sightseeing while Nami, Uta, Carina, and Sephiroth visited the casino and amusement hall.
• Nami and Carina won at roulette before Nami and Sephiroth played a Warrior of the Sea arcade game together.
• Tashigi drew her sword when a burly man grabbed a child, but the other children explained that he was their teacher retrieving Rika, who was skipping school.

Nami celebrated her coming-of-age birthday with Sephiroth and their friends in Gold City, receiving a new Clima-Tact and a spectacular surprise performance. After the celebration, she declared herself an adult and lunged at Sephiroth as midnight struck.

• Sephiroth and the others celebrated Nami’s birthday with dinner, karaoke, and playful drinking-room antics.
• Tashigi told Sephiroth about the children she had met, and he explained that their former Marine protector had become a teacher under Gold City’s improved school system.
• Nami opened presents from her friends and received a powerful new Clima-Tact that Sephiroth had designed and built.
• Nami tested the Clima-Tact at the Sky Theater, creating rain and lightning over the pool.
• Sephiroth arranged a darkened theater, dancers, music, and fireworks to celebrate Nami’s coming of age, and Nami tearfully thanked everyone.
• After midnight, Nami told Sephiroth she was an adult and lunged at him.

Sephiroth visited Alabasta with Reiju, Melise, and Gerd, where Cobra thanked him for the Golden Agreement and raised the question of Babylon joining the World Government. Sephiroth then discussed Blackbeard and the growing danger posed by pirates, while privately suspecting the Marines were being deliberately misled.

• Sephiroth arrived in Alabasta, where Cobra and Vivi welcomed him and Gerd reunited with Vivi.
• Vivi invited Gerd and Melise to explore the city after the group entered the palace and shared tea.
• Cobra thanked Sephiroth for the Golden Agreement and suggested Babylon join the World Government, but Sephiroth said it was better to stay independent.
• Sephiroth told Cobra that Blackbeard was dangerous, and Cobra reported that Zephyr had driven him away from Drum Island.
• Sephiroth suspected the World Government was tipping off pirates to evade Zephyr and recalled a report that Chopper had left the Sakura Kingdom with a straw-hat pirate.

Vivi received a handmade Elbaf warrior outfit from Gerd while Sephiroth learned that Luffy and Ace had become involved in a fight with the Marines at Nanohana. Luffy reunited with Ace in a restaurant, where Smoker confronted them both.

• Vivi admired the warrior clothes Gerd had made for her, changed into them, and showed them to Cobra, Sephiroth, and the others.
• A report announced that the Straw Hat Pirates were fighting Marines at Nanohana and that Ace had appeared, so Sephiroth set out to check on them.
• The Four-Leaf reached Nanohana, and the crew split up to explore and shop while Luffy ran off ahead and drew a Marine chase.
• Members of the Hawkins Pirates spotted Luffy in town and reported his presence to Hawkins while continuing to watch him.
• Luffy crashed into Ace in a restaurant and excitedly reunited with him as Smoker arrived and prepared to fight them both.

Sephiroth encountered Smoker in Nanohana and warned Ace that Bondrewd was hunting Blackbeard, whose power Sephiroth had glimpsed swallowing Ace in darkness. As the Marines weighed the threat, Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru agreed they could not let Blackbeard fall into Bondrewd’s hands.

• Sephiroth found Smoker battered in Nanohana, told him Bondrewd’s people were searching for Blackbeard, and left as Marines approached.
• Ace reunited with Luffy and his crew aboard the Four-Leaf, gave Luffy his Vivre Card, and departed to continue pursuing a Whitebeard Pirates traitor.
• Sephiroth met Ace in Cattleya Town and warned him that Bondrewd was also after Blackbeard and that his Revelation ability showed Ace swallowed by darkness.
• Sengoku confronted Garp over stolen Senbei, then Tsuru briefed them that Bondrewd’s search for Blackbeard made the pirate a priority for the Marines.
• Sengoku concluded the Marines could not let Blackbeard fall into Bondrewd’s hands, while Tsuru left to arrange a meeting with the Admirals.

The Straw Hat Pirates reached Titans, where Sanji and Chopper vouched for Jango and Gin so the crew could enter. At the island’s weapon shop, T Bone challenged Zoro over Helmeppo’s desertion, and Zoro won their duel, leaving T Bone to accept Helmeppo’s choice while warning he would arrest the crew if they met again.

• A Titans patrol ship barred Jango and Gin from entering because their evil scores exceeded the limit, but Sanji and Chopper guaranteed them entry as whitelisted members.
• The Straw Hat Pirates docked at Titans and explored its mechanical harbor and Victorian-style streets before splitting up.
• T Bone encountered Zoro and Helmeppo at a weapon shop, urged Helmeppo to return to the Marines, and challenged Zoro to a duel.
• Zoro accepted T Bone’s terms and fought him in an arena, enduring his sword waves before defeating him with Thirty-Six Pound Phoenix.
• T Bone acknowledged Zoro’s win, told Helmeppo not to regret his choice, and warned that he would arrest the crew if they met again.

Luffy, Usopp, Jango, and Chopper explored Titans, where they admired the city’s prosthetics and tried to get loans to buy them. At the bank, Senior revealed that Chopper had forty-eight million Beli in an account funded by Medical Lady, leaving Luffy and Usopp asking Chopper to lend them money.

• Luffy and his friends sampled food and sweets while exploring Titans, and the shopkeepers welcomed them despite their being pirates.
• The group visited a prosthetics shop, where Luffy and Usopp became eager to buy costly mechanical limbs and learned that basic models were much cheaper.
• Luffy and Usopp tried to apply for loans at Titans Bank, but Luffy was ineligible as a pirate and Usopp lacked citizenship proof and collateral.
• Senior recognized Chopper at the bank and revealed that Medical Lady had opened an account for him and deposited his salary over the years.
• The bank employee reported that Chopper had forty-eight million Beli, prompting Luffy and Usopp to ask him for a loan.

Sanji and Gin shopped for the Straw Hat Pirates in Titans while Luffy and Usopp caused trouble at their hotel. On Sky Island, Sephiroth discussed how to approach Zou’s Poneglyph with Robin, learned the Straw Hats had arrived, and spent the night with Carina after she staged a failed infiltration.

• Sanji and Gin bought supplies, including Sandora Giant Lizard tail, and saw the orderly streets of Titans.
• Luffy was fined for waving his mechanical arm, while Usopp showed off his mechanical appendages at the Gear Rose Hotel.
• Sephiroth and Robin discussed Zou, the Mink Tribe, and peaceful ways to gain access to its Poneglyph.
• Melise told Sephiroth that the Straw Hat Pirates had entered Titans and reported their recent activities there.
• Carina emerged from Sephiroth’s wardrobe and asked to play a failed-infiltration agent game with him.

The Straw Hat Pirates learned how to reach Sky Island and traveled by airship to Heaven's Gate Town, where they began adjusting to the high altitude. Luffy revealed that Vice Admiral Garp was his grandfather, and Alpha granted the crew special privileges before they set off for the town's paperwork.

• At dinner, Sanji explained Babylon and Upper Yard, and the crew decided to ask about reaching Sky Island the next morning.
• At the Clock Tower, Secretary-General Alpha recognized Luffy's name and asked whether he was related to Monkey D. Garp; Luffy said Garp was his grandfather.
• Alpha added the Straw Hat Pirates to the whitelist and waived the Four-Leaf's transport fee.
• During the airship ride, Luffy confirmed he had always known Garp was his grandfather, and Gin pointed out the crew's other notable family connections; Luffy said his friends mattered more than family ties.
• The airship reached Heaven's Gate Town, where the crew stepped onto the island cloud and struggled with the thin air before Sanji led them toward the paperwork offices.

The Straw Hat Pirates explored Heaven's Gate Town, where a misunderstanding briefly led residents to suspect them of trafficking Chopper. After splitting into two groups, Chopper's team encountered a blind man named Issho in a park, whom the local children hurried to protect.

• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates arrived in Heaven's Gate Town, marveled at its diverse residents, and sampled local food.
• A woman mistook Chopper for a child being trafficked and alerted the town's knights, but the knight captain recognized Sanji and cleared up the misunderstanding.
• Helmeppo suggested splitting up, and Chopper became the captain of a team with Zoro, Helmeppo, and Usopp while Sanji led Luffy, Jango, and Gin.
• Chopper's team reached a park, where Zoro and Helmeppo questioned a quiet man in a kimono named Issho.
• Children surrounded Issho and told Zoro and the others not to bully him.

Issho brought Zoro and his companions to the Training Ground, where they reunited with Sanji and the others and found Luffy defending his winning streak. Luffy faced Page One, whose strength and Haki overwhelmed him, but he kept rising and vowed not to lose.

• Issho calmed the children who mistook Zoro, Usopp, and Chopper for dangerous strangers, then introduced himself to the crew.
• Issho invited Zoro to spar and led him and his companions to the Training Ground, where they discovered Luffy competing in the arena.
• Sanji, Jango, and Gin greeted the newcomers, and Sanji recognized Ulti cheering loudly for Page One.
• Page One entered the ring as Luffy's next challenger, struck him hard, and blocked his Gum-Gum-Bazooka with Armament Haki.
• Page One repeatedly dodged or countered Luffy's attacks and sent him flying, but Luffy kept getting back up and declared that he would not lose.

Luffy defeated Page One in the arena by knocking him out of bounds, then received treatment for his injuries at Babylon’s medical station. The Straw Hat Pirates followed Issho there, where the staff recognized Chopper as Dr. Kureha’s adopted son.

• Luffy used a barrage of rubber attacks to force Page One around the arena and ultimately bounced him out of bounds, winning the match.
• Yamato stopped Ulti from rushing into the arena, and Ulti ran to check on Page One.
• Chopper examined Luffy and found cracked ribs and a dislocated shoulder as the Straw Hat Pirates gathered around him.
• Issho led the Straw Hat Pirates to a medical station and introduced them to a staff member who recognized Chopper.
• Chopper gathered supplies and treated Luffy while the medical worker explained that he was well known among Babylon’s medical staff.

Zoro challenged Issho to a spar and was decisively outmatched, then learned from Sanji about the three types of Haki as he recovered with Luffy. Meanwhile, Sephiroth learned that Uta knew Luffy and heard her plan to surprise him when the Straw Hats reached Sky Island, before Yamato burst in.

• Chopper finished treating Luffy, and Zoro asked Issho to spar with him.
• Issho blocked Zoro's attacks throughout the fight, then ended the spar after Zoro collapsed from exhaustion.
• Sanji explained Armament, Observation, and Conqueror's Haki to the recovering Straw Hats, and Luffy said he wanted to learn.
• Sephiroth told Uta and Reiju that Luffy had fought Page One, and Uta revealed that she had known Luffy as a child and planned to surprise him.
• Yamato charged into the living room and collided with Sephiroth, tumbling with him onto the sofa.