Recaps

Moonlight reunited with Luffy and the others inside Laboon, where Crocus explained the whale’s long wait for his former companions and the need for a Log Pose to navigate the Grand Line. The Straw Hats prepared to continue their journey with a better understanding of how to find their next destination.

• Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday attacked Moonlight, but he sent them flying through a door into the sea.
• Crocus told Luffy and the others that they were inside Laboon, who had spent fifty years waiting for his companions to return from beyond the Red Line.
• Moonlight arrived on Crocus’s island and reunited with Luffy and the others after bringing the soaked Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday along.
• Moonlight said the pair had talked about killing Laboon, angering Luffy and the others, while Crocus urged them to seek answers for themselves.
• Crocus told Luffy to get a Log Pose and explained that it recorded the Grand Line’s magnetic fields to guide ships between islands.

Crocus gave the Straw Hats his Log Pose, and Moonlight guided them out of Laboon’s body through the whale’s blowhole. After they escaped, Luffy began fighting Laboon, leaving the crew divided over whether to stop him.

• Crocus gave Luffy a Log Pose and warned the crew to let it record each island’s magnetic field before moving on.
• Moonlight used Observation Haki to find Laboon’s blowhole, and the Going Merry rode the current out of the whale.
• Laboon struck the Red Line again, and Luffy attacked him after seeing his injuries from repeatedly ramming it.
• Nami and Usopp urged the others to stop Luffy, but Moonlight and Zoro trusted their captain and stayed back.
• Sanji prepared to intervene, but the crew was reminded to trust Luffy as their captain.

Luffy convinced Laboon to wait for the Straw Hat Crew by promising to bring back the people he was waiting for, then the crew set sail from Twin Capes. As they traveled through the Grand Line, they encountered its wildly unpredictable weather and relied on the Log Pose to guide them toward the next island.

• Usopp, Nami, and Sanji reflected on why they had joined Luffy and reaffirmed their trust in him.
• Luffy told Laboon he would return with the people Laboon was waiting for, then painted the Straw Hat Crew's Pirate Flag on Laboon's head.
• Luffy, Moonlight, Zoro, Nami, Sanji, and Usopp departed Twin Capes aboard the Going Merry, with Miss Wednesday and Mr. 9 joining them.
• As the crew sailed toward the next island, snow, rain, thunder, and lightning struck amid the Grand Line's chaotic weather.
• Miss Wednesday explained that the Log Pose would guide them, easing Nami's concerns.

The Going Merry encountered dense fog and a violent storm after Luffy crushed the Log Pose, but Moonlight used his swordsmanship and Observation Haki to guide the crew safely through both hazards. After rescuing Nami and Usopp by charging through the storm, Moonlight wondered if he had finally reached level 3.

• Luffy accidentally crushed the Log Pose as thick fog closed around the Going Merry.
• Usopp spotted an iceberg ahead, and Moonlight shattered it with a Sword Aura before guiding the ship through the fog using Observation Haki.
• A sudden storm tossed the crew around and blew Nami and Usopp overboard.
• Moonlight rescued Nami and Usopp, then carried them through the storm with Dragon Ascent Slash while the others steadied the ship.
• Moonlight emerged from the storm and returned Nami and Usopp to the Going Merry, and the two vowed not to let him rescue them that way again.
• Moonlight wondered whether he had finally reached level 3.

Moonlight reached Lv. 3 with Dragon Ascent Slash as the crew struggled to navigate after their Log Pose broke. Moonlight took Miss Wednesday's Log Pose, but Luffy ate all the food, and the chapter ended with Moonlight spotting an island.

• Moonlight realized Dragon Ascent Slash had reached Lv. 3 and gained the ability to stay briefly airborne.
• Nami said the crew had lost their course, and the others blamed Luffy for breaking their Log Pose.
• Moonlight demanded Miss Wednesday's Log Pose, and she handed it over; Nami fastened it to her arm.
• Luffy ate all the food Sanji had cooked, prompting the crew and their guests to call for replacing him as captain.
• Miss Wednesday and Mr. 9 escaped by jumping into the sea, while the crew realized they had no food left.
• Moonlight pointed out an island ahead.

Luffy and his crew reached an island whose villagers welcomed them with food and drink, then drugged them and revealed themselves as Pirate Hunters working for Baroque Works. As Igaram ordered them to kill the sleeping crew for their bounties, a voice from the roof exposed their scheme.

• The Going Merry approached an island, and villagers emerged to cheerfully welcome Luffy and his crew.
• Mayor Igaram invited the hungry crew to a feast, where Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Nami, and Moonlight ate and drank until they fell asleep.
• Igaram asked Xile whether the crew was asleep, and she confirmed they were.
• Igaram explained that the crew had bounties as high as thirty million Beli and ordered the villagers, who were Pirate Hunters working for Baroque Works, to take their heads.
• A cold voice from the roof accused Igaram and the others of plotting something.

Zoro fought off Baroque Works agents after revealing he knew about the organization, defeating their attackers with overwhelming skill. Miss Wednesday ran toward the room where Luffy and the others were, while Mr. 9 blocked Zoro from following her.

• Zoro identified Baroque Works, prompting Igaram to order the agents to kill him.
• Zoro evaded the bounty hunters, endured Miss Monday's attacks, and defeated her and the assembled agents with a single sword strike.
• Igaram fired hidden guns and cannons at Zoro, but Zoro appeared behind him and wounded him with a sword slash.
• Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday attacked Zoro, but he stopped them and tried to pursue Miss Wednesday as she ran toward Luffy and the others.
• Mr. 9 attacked Zoro with his clubs to keep him from interfering with Miss Wednesday.

Moonlight and Zoro confronted Miss Wednesday and Igaram, but Baroque Works agents Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine arrived and revealed that Miss Wednesday was Princess Nefertari Vivi. They attacked the group, leaving Vivi, Igaram, and Mr. 9 badly outmatched.

• Zoro reached Luffy and stopped when Miss Wednesday held a sword to his neck, but Moonlight appeared and pressed his blade against her instead.
• Igaram tried to protect Miss Wednesday, and Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine arrived, saying their new mission was to kill her.
• Mr. 5 revealed that Miss Wednesday was Nefertari Vivi, princess of Alabasta, and said Baroque Works had known she was a spy.
• Igaram grabbed Vivi and tried to flee, but Mr. 5's explosive booger blasted them back and left them unable to fight.
• Mr. 9 charged Mr. 5 in anger and was blown away, while Miss Valentine rose into the air and increased her weight to attack.

Moonlight saved Vivi and Igaram from Baroque Works agents Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, then learned that Shichibukai Crocodile was trying to seize Vivi’s country. Luffy vowed to stop Crocodile and protect the princess.

• Miss Valentine attacked the wounded Vivi and Igaram with her ten-thousand-kilogram weight, but Moonlight caught her and stopped the attack.
• Mr. 5 attacked Moonlight, who used Level 3 Conqueror’s Haki to force Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine to their knees and cut apart Mr. 5’s booger with Sword Aura.
• Moonlight woke the Straw Hat crew, and Nami returned after searching for gold coins.
• Igaram revealed that he and Vivi had infiltrated Baroque Works to stop Crocodile from taking over their country.
• Luffy condemned Crocodile’s plot and declared that he would send the Shichibukai flying.

Luffy and his crew chose to protect Vivi and challenge Crocodile despite learning he was a Shichibukai. After Igaram's ship exploded, Miss All Sunday appeared aboard their ship, where Moonlight confronted her with a blade at her neck.

• Miss Valentine and Mr. 5 revealed that their boss, Crocodile, was a Shichibukai, but Luffy and his crew resolved to fight him after seeing Vivi's despair.
• Igaram proposed disguising himself as Vivi and luring Baroque Works away, then sailed ahead alone.
• Igaram's ship exploded as Vivi and the others prepared to leave, prompting Nami to order their ship toward the blast.
• Miss All Sunday appeared on the Straw Hats' mast, and Vivi recognized her as the only Baroque Works member who had met Mr. 0.
• Moonlight suddenly appeared behind Miss All Sunday and held a blade to her neck, warning her not to move.

Moonlight revealed that he wanted Nico Robin to join the crew because she could help uncover the truth of the Void Century. Robin left without giving an answer, while Luffy agreed to recruit her and the crew questioned Moonlight’s motives.

• Moonlight stopped Nico Robin at swordpoint, and she introduced herself and offered an Eternal Pose to help the crew bypass Little Garden.
• Moonlight asked Robin about the Clan of D, then declared that he wanted her to join the crew; Luffy agreed, but Vivi and the others objected.
• Robin said she was interested in Moonlight’s proposal and left, promising to answer him when they met again.
• Moonlight explained that he sought the truth of the world’s history and that Robin was the only person who could decipher the Poneglyphs.
• Luffy approved recruiting Robin, then revealed that he had taken meat from the kitchen, alarming Sanji and the others.

After Luffy ate the crew’s remaining food, Moonlight used Phantom Sword Dance to propel the Going Merry across the sea toward Little Garden. The crew reached the island, where Luffy was eager to explore.

• Luffy ate the crew’s remaining food, leaving them short of supplies, and the crew argued over how to reach the next island.
• Moonlight used Phantom Sword Dance to drive the Going Merry forward while Nami guided the ship, and the technique advanced to lv3 during the journey.
• The crew spotted Little Garden the following afternoon, and Vivi was amazed that Moonlight had been striking the sea continuously.
• The Going Merry reached Little Garden, and Luffy prepared to run into the forest before the others reacted.

On Little Garden, Moonlight sensed the two giants and Baroque Works agents while the Straw Hat crew explored the island. Brogy introduced himself and explained his century-long battle before a volcanic eruption sent him rushing away.

• Nami assigned the crew to gather food and hunt, then Luffy dragged Usopp, Vivi, and Karoo into the jungle.
• Moonlight trained his Observation Haki and sensed Dorry, Brogy, and four Baroque Works agents on the island.
• Luffy, Usopp, and Vivi encountered a giant after Luffy attracted a dinosaur’s attention.
• Mr. 5, Miss Valentine, Mr. 3, and Miss Goldenweek found the Straw Hat crew and discussed their plan to attack.
• Brogy saved Nami and Moonlight from a dinosaur, introduced himself as a Giant Warrior Pirates captain, and spoke about fighting for a hundred years.
• The volcano erupted, and Brogy left the Going Merry to respond.

Moonlight and Nami hurried to help Luffy and the others after he sensed Baroque Works agents on Little Garden. Mr. 3 trapped the group in wax, but Moonlight had escaped the blockade and faced the agents from a distance.

• Moonlight sensed four Baroque Works agents approaching and left with Nami to find Luffy and the others.
• Dorry and Brogy drew their 73,468th battle, then drank Luffy's alcohol and suffered explosions in their stomachs.
• Dorry and Brogy blamed Luffy and attacked him until Moonlight arrived and blocked their strikes.
• Moonlight revealed that Baroque Works had framed Luffy, and Nami confirmed that the agents had come to hunt them.
• Mr. 3 trapped everyone in wax and introduced himself, while Mr. 5, Miss Valentine, and Miss Goldenweek joined him.
• Miss Goldenweek pointed out that Moonlight had avoided the wax blockade and was standing nearby.

Moonlight faced Mr. 3 and the Baroque Works agents while they trapped the Straw Hat Crew and attacked him together. He survived their assault with Armament Haki, then freed the captives and defeated the four agents with a single Sword Aura.

• Mr. 3's Candle Lock turned Zoro into a wax statue after Moonlight dodged the attack, leaving the Straw Hat Crew captured except for Moonlight and Sanji.
• Mr. 3 called on Mr. 5, Miss Valentine, and Miss Goldenweek to attack Moonlight together, and Mr. 3's wax trapped him as Miss Valentine and Mr. 5 struck.
• Moonlight emerged from the explosion unharmed, his skin blackened by Armament Haki.
• Moonlight swung the Kusanagi Sword and sent out a massive Sword Aura that shattered the wax holding the captives and injured Mr. 3 and the other agents.
• Mr. 3 and his companions were left unable to fight as they stared in disbelief at Moonlight's power.

Moonlight defeated Mr. 3 and freed the others from his wax trap, showing Dorry and Brogy how far beyond them his strength reached. The group prepared to leave, but Moonlight revealed that he had already lured away the pursuers.

• Mr. 3 trapped Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Vivi, Dorry, Brogy, and the others in a wax tower with his Extra Large Service Candle Feast.
• Mr. 3 armored himself with the Candle Champion Cup and charged Moonlight, but Moonlight shattered his armor and defeated him with one sword strike.
• Moonlight destroyed the wax tower and freed the captives, while Luffy attacked the defeated agents.
• Dorry and Brogy let go of their old grudge and thanked Moonlight for showing them a greater strength.
• Moonlight asked where Sanji was, and Zoro revealed through his silence that he had gotten lost while returning to the ship.
• Vivi urged everyone to leave before Baroque Works sent more pursuers, but Moonlight said he had already lured them away.

Sanji revealed that Crocodile was preparing to move against Alabasta, and the crew used an Eternal Pose to set sail before the Log Pose finished recording Little Garden. As they departed, a gigantic goldfish attacked the Going Merry, and Moonlight moved to respond.

• Sanji reported that he had intercepted a call from Mr. 0, who said Baroque Works was ready to make its move.
• Nami explained that the Log Pose would take about a year to record Little Garden, but Sanji produced an Eternal Pose pointing to Alabasta.
• Luffy and the others said goodbye to Brogy and Dorry and set sail aboard the Going Merry.
• Brogy and Dorry believed Moonlight was strong enough to handle the Island Eater ahead.
• A gigantic goldfish surfaced and lunged at the ship, and Moonlight made his move.

Moonlight split the Island Eater in half with a powerful Iai Slash, but the falling body stirred up a massive whirlpool that threatened the Going Merry. Dorry and Brogy opened a safe route with Hakoku, and the crew escaped Little Garden before settling back into travel while Moonlight continued training.

• Moonlight killed the Island Eater with a level 5 Iai Slash, but its enormous body caused the sea to surge into a giant whirlpool.
• Nami and Vivi warned that the Going Merry would be trapped, while Moonlight sensed Dorry and Brogy preparing to act.
• Dorry and Brogy unleashed Hakoku together, splitting a route through the sea and blasting the Going Merry away from the whirlpool.
• Luffy waved goodbye to the giants and immediately asked Sanji for meat, while the crew relaxed after their escape.
• Moonlight kept training with the Kusanagi Sword as Zoro explained that each swordsman had his own way of training.
• Sanji announced that the food was ready.

The Going Merry’s crew enjoyed Sanji’s meal before Nami collapsed with a high fever and warned them that the wind was changing. As a sudden hurricane threatened the ship, Moonlight split it with his sword, giving Usopp a chance to steer them clear.

• Moonlight and the crew rushed to eat Sanji’s cooking, and they spent an hour relaxing on deck afterward.
• Nami fell from her lookout post with a high fever, then told Usopp to change course because the wind was wrong.
• A massive hurricane formed suddenly and threatened to sweep the Going Merry into its path.
• Moonlight used Armament Haki and his Sky-Breaking Iai Slash to cleave the hurricane in two.
• Usopp turned the helm as Moonlight called out, steering the Going Merry away from the storm.

After Nami collapsed from a severe illness, Moonlight split from the crew to take her to a nearby island for a doctor while the others continued to Alabasta, where rebellion had broken out. He carried Nami away through the air, and Vivi broke down in tears over the crew’s sacrifices for her.

• The Going Merry escaped the hurricane, and Moonlight credited Nami’s warning for helping them avoid disaster.
• Vivi determined that Nami’s fever was life-threatening and said they needed to find a doctor, but Nami revealed a newspaper reporting a revolt in Alabasta.
• Moonlight proposed taking Nami to a nearby island while Luffy and the others sailed to Alabasta using its Eternal Pose.
• Luffy and the crew agreed to trust Moonlight, and he carried Nami away with his Dragon Ascent Slash.
• Vivi fell to her knees and apologized, blaming herself for the crew’s hardship.

Moonlight raced across the sea with the unconscious Nami, desperate to find an island and a doctor before her illness became fatal. He reached a snow-covered island, where the villagers reacted with hostility to his identity as a pirate, and he knelt to beg them to save Nami.

• Moonlight carried Nami across the sea while following the Log Pose, and World and his men briefly surfaced nearby before submerging to wait for ships carrying an Eternal Pose to Drum Kingdom.
• After days of nonstop travel, Dragon Ascent Slash advanced to lv4 and Observation Haki advanced to lv5, allowing Moonlight to detect an island ten miles ahead.
• Moonlight arrived at the snow-covered island, where Dalton and the villagers prepared to defend themselves from what they thought was a storm.
• When Moonlight identified himself as the Straw Hat Pirates' vice-captain, the villagers raised their guns and fired at him.
• Moonlight shielded Nami, let the bullets hit him, and knelt to beg the villagers to find a doctor and save her.

Moonlight carried the gravely injured Nami across the Snow Mountain to the palace, where Chopper treated them both. After recovering, Moonlight asked Chopper to join his crew, but Chopper ran away crying, unable to trust humans.

• Dalton told Moonlight that Doctor Kureha lived in the palace atop the Snow Mountain and warned that Moonlight’s bullet wounds and exhaustion made the climb dangerous.
• Moonlight carried Nami up the mountain, knocked out the attacking Lapahns with Conqueror’s Haki, and climbed an icy cliff despite his worsening injuries.
• Moonlight reached the palace, begged Chopper to save Nami, and collapsed; Chopper removed Moonlight’s bullets while Doctor Kureha treated Nami.
• Moonlight woke healed and thanked Chopper, then invited him to join his crew and sail as a Pirate.
• Chopper rejected Moonlight’s invitation, saying humans could not be trusted, and ran out crying.

Moonlight learned about Chopper’s painful past from Doctor Kureha, then intervened when Wapol and his men attacked the castle. After Moonlight drove them off with a powerful sword strike, his slash triggered an avalanche that threatened everyone on the mountain.

• Doctor Kureha told Moonlight that Chopper had been abandoned by both reindeer and humans, and Moonlight promised to help him overcome his pain.
• Wapol, Chess, and Kuromarimo attacked Chopper at the castle and fired a cannon at Hiruluk’s Pirate Flag.
• Moonlight cut the cannonball apart and told Chopper to move aside as he unleashed a massive sword strike that sent the three attackers fleeing.
• Nami came outside, and Moonlight was relieved to see that she had recovered.
• The force of Moonlight’s slash shook the mountain and started an avalanche.

Moonlight raced ahead of an avalanche threatening the village and split it with a sword strike, saving most of the villagers. He landed before Dalton, who recognized him.

• Dr. Kureha urged Chopper to descend the mountain and warn the villagers, but Nami said the avalanche would reach them too soon.
• Moonlight leaped from the cliff and sped down the mountain with Dragon Ascent Slash.
• At the foot of the mountain, Wapol's army routed the villagers and Dalton regained consciousness as an avalanche bore down on the village.
• Moonlight overtook the avalanche, then used a crescent-shaped Sword Aura to split it and divert most of the snow away from the village.
• Moonlight landed before Dalton, who took a deep breath and asked if it was him.

After Moonlight defeated Wapol and freed the people of Drum Island, he invited Chopper to join the Straw Hat Pirates as their ship's doctor. Chopper left with Moonlight and Nami to pursue his dream, while Doctor Kureha sent him off with a snowfall of pink cherry blossoms.

• Moonlight explained that he had defeated Wapol and accidentally triggered the avalanche, then knocked out Wapol's troops with his intimidating killing intent.
• Dalton and the people thanked Moonlight for freeing them from Wapol, and Moonlight and Nami thanked them for helping save Nami.
• Moonlight and Nami prepared to leave for Alabasta with the Eternal Pose and Wapol's ship, the Iron King.
• Moonlight invited Chopper to sail with the Straw Hat Pirates, and Dalton told him that Doctor Kureha wanted him to follow his dream.
• Chopper thanked Doctor Kureha and set sail with Moonlight and Nami as she made pink snow fall over the island.