Recaps

After transmigrating to the Pirate World, Moonlight received a powerful cultivation system and its Newbie Gift Package. When pirates boarded his ship and tried to take his sword, he refused to surrender it and faced them.

• Moonlight awakened with the God-tier Cultivation System, gained the Kusanagi Sword, sword techniques, and three types of Haki, then leveled up Iai Slash and unlocked Dragon Ascent Slash with a single swing.
• Moonlight sensed cannon fire and pirates boarding the ship, then recognized the Heart Pirates Flag on the neighboring vessel as Alvida's flag.
• The pirates robbed the tourists and demanded valuables from Moonlight, but he had no money to give them.
• A pirate named Kara tried to take Moonlight's sword, but Moonlight dodged, drawing threats from the pirates and pleas from nearby passengers to surrender.
• A middle-aged man offered the pirates his Beli to spare Moonlight, but Moonlight said the pirates were no match for him.

Moonlight killed the Pirates who attacked him with a powerful Three-Stage Slash, then confirmed he was in the Pirate World aboard the ship where Coby and Luffy first met. He decided he wanted to learn the truth about history and One Piece, but Alvida tried to recruit him and Moonlight rejected her, leaving them on the brink of a fight.

• Moonlight used Three-Stage Slash to kill the Pirates charging him and cut through the ship's cabin, stunning the onlookers and the old man.
• Moonlight thanked the old man for his offer and left the cabin, where he saw Alvida demanding praise from Coby.
• Moonlight realized he had arrived in the Pirate World on the ship where Coby and Luffy first met, and decided he wanted to uncover the truth about One Piece and history.
• Pirates warned Alvida that Moonlight had killed their men, and she smashed the deck before confronting him.
• Alvida offered to take Moonlight to the Grand Line as her subordinate, but Moonlight insulted her and refused, provoking her crew.

Moonlight defeated Alvida and her pirates after saving the passengers aboard the ship. Luffy invited Moonlight to join his crew, while the story ended with Moonlight looking out over the sea after a meal.

• Moonlight cut down the pirates charging him with a sweeping Sword Aura, frightening Alvida and the surviving pirates.
• Alvida charged Moonlight with her iron club, but Moonlight caught the weapon and punched her out to sea.
• Luffy introduced himself to Coby as the future Pirate King and said he wanted Moonlight as a companion.
• The pirates fled, and the passengers thanked Moonlight by serving him food and wine.
• After eating, Moonlight went outside to admire the sea, and Luffy asked him to become his companion.

Moonlight agreed to join Luffy’s crew after they reached terms about finding an archaeology expert, and the group took Coby to Shells Town. At a restaurant, Helmeppo threatened Rika over her secret help for Zoro, and Luffy grew angry after learning about Zoro’s imprisonment.

• Luffy invited Moonlight to be his companion, and Moonlight agreed after Luffy promised to seek an archaeology expert and other crew members.
• Luffy, Moonlight, and Coby sailed to Shells Town, where Luffy rushed to a restaurant and ate a huge meal.
• Moonlight recognized Rika, the girl who had secretly brought food to Zoro.
• Helmeppo entered the restaurant with Marines, threatened Rika, and the diners fled in fear.
• Rika accused Helmeppo of breaking his promise to stay away from the restaurant while Zoro served his sentence.
• Luffy learned that Zoro was a Pirate Hunter who had been imprisoned without food or water, and he became angry.

Luffy, Coby, and Moonlight confronted Helmeppo after he revealed his plan to break his agreement with Zoro, then headed to the Marine Base to free Zoro. They were surrounded by Marines as Morgan arrived and ordered them killed, while Luffy struggled to untie Zoro.

• Helmeppo laughed at Rika and admitted he planned to execute Zoro despite their agreement.
• Luffy punched Helmeppo, then went to the Marine Base, followed by Coby and Moonlight.
• Luffy and Coby told Zoro that Helmeppo had betrayed him and that Morgan’s Marines were oppressing the villagers.
• Marines surrounded Luffy, Coby, and Zoro, and Morgan arrived and ordered his men to kill them.
• Luffy tried to free Zoro, but the special ropes tightened as Morgan’s order put them in danger.

Moonlight defeated Morgan and his Marines with a single sword strike, freeing Zoro and helping restore Coby’s faith in his dream of becoming a Marine. Zoro joined Luffy’s crew, while a captain at Branch 153 ordered the Marines to arrest the group after an hour.

• Morgan ordered the Marines to shoot Luffy, Zoro, and Coby, but Moonlight arrived and cut down the bullets with a Sword Aura.
• Moonlight struck the Marines with his Kusanagi Sword, severely injuring Morgan and sending the soldiers flying.
• Moonlight cut Zoro’s ropes, and Zoro asked to join Luffy’s crew so he could pursue his goal of becoming the World’s Greatest Swordsman.
• Luffy accepted Zoro, while Coby chose to remain and become a Marine; Rika invited the group to celebrate Morgan’s defeat.
• After Moonlight’s group left, the Branch 153 captain ordered the Marines to arrest them in one hour.

After Luffy and his companions defeated Morgan, the townspeople celebrated them, while Coby reaffirmed his dream of joining the Marines. Luffy, Zoro, and Moonlight left aboard a rickety boat, setting out to find a better ship and recruit more crew.

• The townspeople celebrated Luffy, Zoro, and Moonlight for defeating Morgan and his son, and Moonlight told Coby that Morgan did not represent the Marines or justice.
• Luffy and Zoro feasted with the grateful villagers before a Marine captain arrived and ordered the Pirates to leave town.
• Coby hid from Luffy and Moonlight, then asked the captain to let him join the Marines; the captain and the others pretended they had not seen him with Pirates and approved his enlistment assessment.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Moonlight departed in their tiny wooden boat, and Luffy said they needed to find a ship and recruit more crew members.

Moonlight and Zoro reached Orange Town after Luffy was carried off by an eagle, and Luffy fell into the town as Nami fled Buggy’s Pirates with their treasure and a Grand Line sea chart. Luffy survived the fall and appeared before Nami and the pirates.

• Luffy grabbed an eagle while trying to hunt it, but it carried him away as Zoro and Moonlight lost sight of him.
• Zoro rescued three Buggy Pirates who had pretended to be drowning, and they told Moonlight and Zoro about Orange Town.
• Moonlight and Zoro arrived at Orange Town just as a cannonball struck the eagle carrying Luffy.
• Nami stole Buggy’s treasure and a Grand Line sea chart, but Luffy fell from the sky and blocked her escape.
• Luffy pulled his head from the ground alive, startling Nami and the Buggy Pirates.

Luffy met Nami after falling into a town controlled by the Buggy Pirates, and she tricked him into helping with her plan by promising him food. Meanwhile, Moonlight and Zoro headed toward Buggy’s ship as the townspeople prepared to resist; Nami arrived there with a bound Luffy and offered Buggy the stolen treasure and sea chart, claiming she had betrayed her boss to join him.

• The Buggy Pirates accused Luffy and Nami of stealing their treasure, and Luffy defeated the attackers with his Gum-Gum Whip while Nami briefly fled and returned.
• Nami introduced herself to Luffy, promised him food if he cooperated, and tied him up as part of her plan.
• Moonlight and Zoro traveled through the ruined town with three Buggy Pirates crew members, while villagers watched and prepared to attack.
• Several Pirates reported that a thief had stolen Buggy’s treasure and defeated them, and Buggy threatened to kill them for failing.
• Nami brought a bound Luffy to Buggy, handed over the treasure and sea chart, and claimed she had abandoned her boss to join Buggy.

Nami pretended to join Buggy's crew, but Buggy exposed her and forced her to choose between killing Luffy or remaining an enemy. Moonlight and Zoro arrived, freed Luffy, and Moonlight invited Nami to join their crew as navigator.

• Nami returned Buggy's treasure and sea chart, and Buggy announced that she could join his crew.
• Moonlight and Zoro followed their guides toward Buggy's base while villagers prepared to attack the pirates.
• Buggy demonstrated his Special Buggy Ball by blasting part of the town, then ordered Nami to kill Luffy to prove her loyalty.
• Moonlight's Sword Aura cut through Buggy's ship and shattered Luffy's cage, freeing him.
• Moonlight confronted Buggy over the Grand Line sea chart and invited Nami to become his crew's navigator.

Moonlight demonstrated his Conqueror's Haki by knocking out all five hundred Buggy Pirates, then demanded Buggy's sea chart. Buggy refused and called on Cabaji and Mohji to attack, while Zoro and Luffy stepped in to fight them.

• Moonlight stopped Zoro from fighting and sent Nami away before walking toward the charging Buggy Pirates.
• Moonlight unleashed Conqueror's Haki, knocking all five hundred pirates unconscious and leaving Zoro, Luffy, and Buggy stunned.
• Moonlight demanded Buggy hand over the sea chart and leave the village, while his Kusanagi Sword turned black with Armament Haki.
• Buggy refused and summoned Cabaji and Mohji, then attacked Moonlight alongside them.
• Zoro intercepted Cabaji, and Luffy confronted Buggy as Moonlight complained that they had taken his opponents.

Moonlight, Luffy, and Zoro defeated the Buggy Pirates while Nami and the villagers watched. After the battle, Nami agreed to cooperate with Luffy’s crew, and they prepared to continue toward the Grand Line, though they still needed a ship.

• Moonlight defeated Mohji and Richie with one sword slash, while Zoro and Luffy faced Cabaji and Buggy.
• Nami arrived with a sack of Buggy Pirates’ treasure as the villagers gathered, and Moonlight stopped them from approaching the fight.
• Zoro defeated Cabaji with Oni Giri, while Nami helped Luffy exploit Buggy’s weakness and send him flying.
• Nami offered to repair Luffy’s damaged hat and agreed to guide the crew in exchange for collecting treasure.
• Luffy announced they would head for the Grand Line, and Moonlight pointed out that they still needed a ship.

After leaving Orange Town aboard the Buggy Pirates’ ship, Moonlight trained his Observation Haki by dodging Luffy’s attacks with his eyes closed. His Haki reached level 2, and the chapter ended with Luffy exhausted and hungry while Zoro watched in surprise.

• Moonlight, Nami, Luffy, and Zoro left Orange Town aboard the Buggy Pirates’ ship as the villagers called out their thanks.
• Nami checked the currents and clouds and confirmed their route was safe.
• Moonlight asked Luffy to attack him so he could train his Observation Haki, then began dodging with his eyes closed.
• Luffy unleashed a Gum-Gum Gatling, and Moonlight’s Observation Haki leveled up to level 2 as he dodged every punch.
• Zoro woke after being struck by Luffy’s attack and watched Moonlight evade Luffy until Luffy ran out of strength and complained of hunger.

Moonlight raised his Observation Haki to Lv3 while dodging Luffy and Zoro’s attacks, and the crew sailed toward Syrup Village. On the island, Usopp spotted their pirate ship and prepared to face them alone while sending the children to warn the villagers.

• Moonlight’s Observation Haki reached Lv3 as he dodged Zoro’s Three Sword Style attacks without being hit.
• Moonlight explained Observation Haki to Luffy, Zoro, and Nami, but said he did not know how to teach it.
• Nami spotted Syrup Village nearby, and the crew sailed toward the island to replenish supplies.
• Usopp saw the approaching pirates and told Pepper, Carrot, and Onion to warn the villagers and help them escape.
• Usopp stayed behind, trembling but determined to stop the pirates from harming the villagers.

Usopp tried to scare Moonlight's group away from the island with a story about his eight thousand subordinates, but Moonlight exposed his bluff. After Luffy recognized Usopp as Yasopp's son, Usopp welcomed the group and invited them to a feast in the village.

• Usopp stayed behind while Onion, Pepper, and Carrot ran to warn the villagers, then confronted Moonlight's group with the claim that eight thousand subordinates protected the island.
• Moonlight sliced the hill in half with his Sword Aura, sending Usopp and his props tumbling down in front of the group.
• Onion, Pepper, and Carrot rescued Usopp and explained that the villagers no longer believed their warnings because they had lied too often.
• Nami and Zoro saw through Usopp's claim, and Luffy recognized him as Yasopp's son from his time on Shanks's ship.
• Usopp asked about Yasopp, and Luffy told him that his father was doing well and remembered him.
• Usopp invited Moonlight's group and the three boys to a feast, and Luffy and Zoro hurried toward the village for meat and alcohol.

After Luffy and his crew learned that Kaya might help them get a ship, they went to her villa and found Usopp telling her stories. Butler Klahadore insulted Usopp and his pirate father, leaving Usopp furious and confronting him.

• Luffy finished a huge meal and asked where Usopp had gone.
• Onion, Carrot, and Pepper told Luffy that Kaya was the village’s richest resident and might help them get a ship.
• Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Moonlight followed the three boys to Kaya’s villa.
• Usopp climbed into the courtyard and told Kaya stories about his adventures at sea.
• Klahadore called Usopp a liar and disparaged his pirate father, making Usopp glare at him in anger.

Usopp punched Bartel after he insulted Usopp’s father, but stopped when Kaya began coughing and left after Bartel rejected his request. Moonlight suspected Bartel was really Captain Kuro and proposed searching the area for a pirate ship.

• Bartel insulted Usopp and his father, so Usopp punched him and knocked his glasses off.
• Bartel returned Kaya’s medicine and rejected Usopp’s request for a ship, prompting Usopp to leave with Pepper and the other boys.
• Luffy remembered Usopp and hurried after him, while Nami and Zoro complained that their captain had abandoned them.
• Moonlight pointed out Bartel’s strange way of adjusting his glasses and suggested he might be a pirate.
• Moonlight proposed searching the surrounding area for a pirate ship, and Nami assigned routes before Zoro protested his assignment.

Usopp and Luffy discovered that the mansion’s butler Bartel was Captain Kuro and that he planned to kill Kaya and the villagers. Usopp ran to warn them, while Moonlight found the Kuro Pirates’ ship docked by the island.

• Jango hypnotized Onion, Carrot, and Pepper, then went to meet Captain Kuro.
• Luffy reassured Usopp about his pirate father, and they overheard Bartel and Jango planning the attack on the village and Kaya.
• Jango hypnotized Luffy, who fell from the cliff, while Bartel and Jango left to carry out their plan.
• Usopp overcame his fear and ran to warn the villagers and Kaya, despite knowing they might not believe him.
• Moonlight found the Kuro Pirates’ ship beside the island.

Moonlight’s deduction led the Straw Hats to the Kuro Pirates as they prepared to attack the village. Zoro cut down the charging Pirates, but the Cat Brothers suddenly attacked him with their claws.

• Jango reached the Pirates’ ship and ordered them to attack the village before their meeting with Captain Kuro.
• Usopp confronted the Pirates, and Zoro arrived, recognized them as the crew Moonlight had predicted, and drew their attention away from the village.
• Nami found Zoro and the Pirates in the north, confirming Moonlight’s deduction as Jango ordered his crew to charge before they missed their rendezvous.
• Zoro used Three Sword Style, Frenzied Slashing, and left the charging Pirates severely wounded.
• Jango summoned the Cat Brothers to stop Zoro, and they dropped their timid act and slashed at him with their claws.

Moonlight saved Nami from a dagger the Cat Brothers had knocked back at her, then let Zoro continue the fight. After Zoro defeated the Cat Brothers, Moonlight faced Jango and the remaining Pirates and ordered them to leave or fight him.

• The Cat Brothers wounded Zoro and overwhelmed him with their speed while Nami and Usopp watched in alarm.
• Nami threw a dagger to create an opening, but the Cat Brothers sent it flying back toward her.
• Moonlight appeared and destroyed the dagger with a Sword Aura that cut apart a nearby hill, saving Nami.
• Zoro used Three Sword Style: Oni Giri to defeat the Cat Brothers, then collapsed from his injuries.
• Moonlight told Jango and the remaining Pirates to leave or face him, and Jango challenged his confidence.

Jango hypnotized the Pirates into attacking Moonlight, but Luffy arrived and scattered them with his Gum-Gum Gatling. Jango put Luffy to sleep again, then hypnotized the Pirates into a fiercer charge at Moonlight.

• Captain Kuro appeared and confronted Jango, while Usopp and Nami recognized him as the villain behind the scheme.
• Jango hypnotized the Pirates and the Cat Brothers into attacking Moonlight with increased ferocity.
• Luffy emerged from the forest and knocked the attackers down with Gum-Gum Gatling.
• Luffy attacked Jango with Gum-Gum Pistol, but Jango dodged and hypnotized him into falling asleep.
• Jango hypnotized the Pirates again, sending them charging at Moonlight in an even more ferocious state.

Moonlight used Conqueror’s Haki to defeat the hypnotized Kuro Pirates, then stopped Captain Kuro’s Silent Killing attack with the Kusanagi Sword. Kuro was left unconscious, and the pirates stood stunned.

• Jango urged the hypnotized pirates to attack Moonlight as Kuro counted down impatiently.
• Moonlight released Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out every pirate within a hundred meters and weakening Jango enough to break the hypnosis.
• Kuro attacked Moonlight from behind with Silent Killing, but Moonlight’s Three-Stage Slash broke Kuro’s left iron claw and blasted him away.
• Jango explained that Kuro’s Spoon technique was an uncontrollable, indiscriminate killing move as Kuro began using it.
• Moonlight swept his Kusanagi Sword through the air, struck Kuro out of his high-speed attack, and sent him crashing into an artificial hill, unconscious.

After Moonlight defeated Kuro, Usopp was celebrated for helping save the village and joined Luffy’s crew. Kaya gave them the Going Merry, and Usopp set sail to become a great Warrior of the Sea.

• Moonlight defeated Kuro with one strike, and Jango fainted after being overwhelmed by Moonlight’s Conqueror’s Haki.
• Kaya and the village children arrived, learned that the pirates had been defeated, and thanked Usopp and his companions for protecting them.
• The villagers welcomed Usopp and Luffy’s crew with a celebration, and the crew continued their voyage the next day.
• Kaya gave Luffy’s crew the Going Merry as a gift, and Usopp announced that he was setting sail to become a great Warrior of the Sea.
• Luffy invited Usopp to become his companion.

Luffy invited Usopp to join the crew, and Usopp set sail with him, Nami, Zoro, and Moonlight aboard the Going Merry. After Nami navigated them through a storm, the crew created a flag and officially formed the Straw Hat Pirates, but a Sea Beast fled when Moonlight accidentally frightened it with Conqueror's Haki.

• Luffy invited Usopp to join his pirate crew, and Usopp accepted before saying goodbye to Kaya.
• The crew sailed through a storm under Nami's command, with everyone following her orders aboard the Going Merry.
• Usopp drew a pirate flag based on Luffy's Straw Hat, and the Straw Hat Pirates were founded.
• A huge Sea Beast charged Moonlight, but Moonlight's Conqueror's Haki frightened it into fleeing.
• Usopp and Nami reacted with shock, while Zoro's determination to surpass Moonlight grew stronger.

Moonlight accidentally unleashed Dragon Ascent Slash at sea, lost control of his speed, and reached an unnamed island before the Going Merry caught up. The crew explored the island for food, where a mysterious voice warned them that they had entered the domain of the gods.

• Moonlight practiced his swordsmanship and advanced Iai Slash and Armament Haki to level 3 before trying Dragon Ascent Slash.
• Moonlight raced uncontrollably across the sea with his sword, alarming Nami, Usopp, Luffy, and Zoro as they recognized him and followed in the Going Merry.
• Moonlight finally stopped near an unnamed island and pretended he had spotted it from the crow's nest, then waited for the crew to arrive.
• Luffy led the group onto the small island, and they searched its forest for food.
• A mysterious voice declared the island the domain of the gods and warned the intruders to stop, frightening Usopp and Nami while Luffy eagerly demanded to see the god.