Chapter Summaries

Luffy, Sanji, Usopp, and their allies reached Arlong Park to take Nami home and confronted Arlong and his officers. As Sanji fought Kuroobi and Luffy charged Arlong, Zoro and Usopp stopped Hachi and Chu from interfering.

• Usopp fired a signal from Arlong Park, drawing Luffy and Sanji toward him while Moonlight reassured Nami and headed for the park with her.
• Arlong learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had arrived and ordered the gates opened, confident that his crew would defeat them.
• Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp entered Arlong Park, where Arlong claimed Nami had used them; Luffy rejected his claim and demanded that Arlong return her.
• Sanji engaged Kuroobi while Luffy charged Arlong, and Hachi and Chu attacked Luffy.
• Zoro blocked Hachi's swords and Usopp struck Chu with an iron pellet, clearing the way for Luffy to fight Arlong.

Moonlight arrived at Arlong Park after Arlong and his officers overwhelmed Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji. With Nami clinging to him, Moonlight confronted Arlong and unleashed Conqueror’s Haki.

• Arlong and the Fish-Men mocked the Straw Hats as Hachi, Kuroobi, and Chu drove Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp back, while Arlong sent Luffy into the shallow sea.
• Chu grabbed Usopp and threatened to bite off his nose, while Kuroobi struck Sanji into the water and Hachi left Zoro badly wounded.
• Moonlight’s Iai Slash sent Hachi, Kuroobi, Chu, and the surrounding Fish-Men flying, and Sanji returned to shore carrying Luffy.
• Moonlight entered Arlong Park with Nami behind him, and Nami clung to him while glaring at Arlong with hatred.
• Moonlight promised Arlong that he would pay for making Nami cry, then unleashed Conqueror’s Haki.

Moonlight used Conqueror's Haki to knock out most of Arlong's Fish-Men, then defeated Hachi, Kuroobi, and Chu with one sword strike and destroyed Arlong's tower. Arlong flew into a rage over his fallen officers and ruined treasures as the Fish-Men feared he would destroy the park again.

• Moonlight released controlled Conqueror's Haki that knocked out most of the Fish-Men while leaving Zoro, Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp standing.
• Moonlight slashed Hachi, Kuroobi, and Chu with one Sword Aura, leaving all three unable to fight.
• Arlong dodged the remaining Sword Aura, which struck and destroyed the tower behind him.
• Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and Nami reacted to Moonlight's strength, while the Fish-Men lamented the defeat of their three officers.
• Arlong grew enraged over his injured subordinates and the destruction of his tower, and the Fish-Men feared his rampage would destroy Arlong Park.

Moonlight fought Arlong, whose extraordinary strength and tough body initially made him seem impervious to Sword Aura. Moonlight broke Arlong’s teeth with the Kusanagi Sword and defeated him with a Haki-coated Three-Stage Slash, leaving the fish-men stunned.

• Arlong charged Moonlight and hurled a stone pillar at him, but Moonlight shattered it and struck Arlong with Sword Aura.
• Arlong endured Moonlight’s attack and rushed him again while Hachi and Kuroobi insisted he was stronger than any human.
• Arlong bit down on Moonlight’s Kusanagi Sword, but his teeth shattered against it.
• Moonlight coated the Kusanagi Sword with Armament Haki and unleashed Three-Stage Slash, cutting Arlong’s nose and body.
• Arlong collapsed to his knees, and the fish-men stared in disbelief as Usopp and Sanji celebrated Moonlight’s victory.

After Arlong fell, Nami chose to leave her past behind rather than kill him, and the villagers welcomed the Straw Hats as their saviors. Their celebration was interrupted when corrupt Captain Nezumi arrived to demand money, and Moonlight stepped forward as the Marines attacked.

• Moonlight gave Nami the Kusanagi Sword and urged her to kill the defeated Arlong, while Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp shared their thoughts about facing hatred and fear.
• Nojiko and the villagers arrived and told Nami they would respect her choice; Nami returned the sword and walked away from Arlong.
• Genzo invited the group to a meal, and Luffy eagerly ran toward the village in search of meat.
• Captain Nezumi arrived with Marines and demanded ten million Beli from the group, prompting Luffy to knock him down with Gum-Gum Battle Axe.
• Nezumi ordered the Marines to attack, but Moonlight stepped forward, and the frightened Marines recognized him.

Moonlight drove Nezumi and the Marines from the island, allowing the village to celebrate its freedom. Nezumi reported the Straw Hat Pirates to headquarters, and their first bounty posters spread across the world as Hawkeye appeared behind a Red-Haired crewman.

• Moonlight intimidated Nezumi and the Marines into fleeing, and Genzo thanked Moonlight and the others as the villagers celebrated their return to peace.
• Nezumi called Marine headquarters and reported the Straw Hat Pirates, naming Luffy, Moonlight, Zoro, Usopp, and Nami.
• Headquarters issued a wanted poster with a thirty million Beli bounty, and people across the East Blue reacted to the news.
• Coby and Helmeppo saw the poster and resolved to work hard toward becoming official Marines.
• A Red-Haired crewman tried to warn Red-Haired about Hawkeye, but Hawkeye appeared behind him, putting the crew on alert.

Hawkeye told Red-Haired and his crew that Luffy had appeared and praised Moonlight’s swordsmanship, then was roped into a drinking celebration. At Cocoyasi Village, Nojiko brought the Straw Hat Pirates their new wanted posters and warned that the Marines knew where they were.

• Hawkeye gave Red-Haired Luffy’s wanted poster, and the crew eagerly anticipated seeing him again.
• Hawkeye showed Moonlight’s poster and described his powerful Haki and swordsmanship, saying their duel had been interrupted before its conclusion.
• Red-Haired invited Hawkeye to drink with the crew to celebrate Luffy’s return, leaving Hawkeye uneasy about being made to drink too much.
• After the Straw Hat Pirates slept following their celebration, Nojiko arrived with their wanted posters and warned that the Marines knew they were in Cocoyasi Village.
• Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, and Nami reacted to their bounties, while the crew noted Moonlight’s 50-million-Beli bounty and his suspected Vice-Captain status.

After Arlong's defeat, Nami said goodbye to Cocoyasi Village and prepared to join Luffy's crew. Moonlight and the others left with her, taking her aboard before she could change her mind.

• Zoro, Sanji, and Moonlight dismissed the threat of the Marines as the crew prepared to leave, but they realized Nami had not come to the ship.
• Nami visited the graves of villagers killed by Arlong and told Genzo and Nojiko that she dreamed of becoming the world's greatest navigator.
• Genzo, Nojiko, and the villagers encouraged Nami to pursue her dream and said they trusted Luffy and his companions to look after her.
• Moonlight arrived to fetch Nami, and Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp joined him to ask her to become their companion.
• Moonlight told Luffy to act, and Luffy grabbed Nami and ran to the ship as the crew sailed away from Cocoyasi Village.

Buggy and Alvida learned that Luffy’s crew was heading for Loguetown and set course to pursue them. Aboard the Going Merry, Moonlight advanced his sword skills and split a towering wave with Phantom Sword Dance, leaving the crew stunned.

• Buggy and Alvida decided to settle their grudge with Luffy, while Cabaji sought revenge on Zoro, and the Buggy Pirates changed course for Loguetown.
• Moonlight trained aboard the Going Merry and advanced Iai Slash, Dragon Ascent Slash, Observation Haki, and Armament Haki, while gaining Phantom Sword Dance.
• When a huge wave threatened the Going Merry, Nami directed the crew to change course and prepare for the storm.
• Moonlight rushed out to sea and used Dragon Ascent Slash to reach the wave, then cut it in two with Phantom Sword Dance.
• Luffy and the others watched in astonishment as Moonlight’s slash carved a path through the sea.

Moonlight demonstrated his Phantom Sword Dance, leaving the crew astonished before they continued on to Loguetown. After the crew split up to explore, Moonlight stayed near the ship and confronted pirates terrorizing civilians, unleashing Conqueror's Haki as they attacked him.

• Moonlight used Phantom Sword Dance to split the sea, astonishing Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji.
• Moonlight explained that he trained to protect his crewmates, then asked Sanji to make him a large portion of egg fried rice.
• The crew arrived at Loguetown and split up to shop and explore while Moonlight guarded the ship.
• Moonlight encountered a scar-faced pirate and his crew robbing and attacking civilians in the streets.
• After waiting for the civilians to flee, Moonlight faced the pirates and unleashed Conqueror's Haki as several rushed to attack him.

Moonlight used Conqueror's Haki to defeat a group of pirates, prompting Smoker to recognize the power and call for Marine reinforcements. Moonlight sensed Luffy was in danger at the Execution Platform and rushed there as Buggy's crew closed in on him.

• Moonlight knocked out the pirates around him with Conqueror's Haki and slipped away before Smoker and Tashigi arrived with the Marines.
• Smoker identified Conqueror's Haki as the power behind the pirates' sudden defeat and ordered Tashigi to request reinforcements.
• Moonlight used Observation Haki to locate Luffy and the others, then saw that Buggy, Cabaji, Alvida, and their crew were heading for Luffy at the Execution Platform.
• Luffy climbed onto the platform where Roger had been executed, announced that he dreamed of becoming the Pirate King, and found a blade pressed to his neck as Buggy confronted him.

Buggy and the Buggy Pirates captured Luffy in Loguetown and prepared to execute him before a crowd. Just as Buggy’s blade came down, a mysterious Sword Aura destroyed the Execution Platform and sent everyone on it falling.

• Buggy, Cabaji, Mohji, and Alvida confronted Luffy and sought revenge for their past defeats and grievances.
• Buggy restrained Luffy with a blade and raised it over him on the Execution Platform, while Smoker watched from a nearby building.
• Sanji, Usopp, Zoro, and Nami heard Luffy was about to be executed and rushed toward the square.
• Luffy smiled and accepted his apparent death as Buggy swung his blade, leaving his crewmates and the crowd horrified.
• A crescent-shaped Sword Aura slashed in from the crowd and shattered the Execution Platform, knocking everyone on it down.

Moonlight rescued Luffy from the collapsed Execution Platform and held off Smoker so the Straw Hat crew could escape. He then unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out nearly everyone in the square and leaving Buggy, Smoker, and Tashigi standing.

• Moonlight appeared after cutting down the Execution Platform, and the Straw Hat crew celebrated his arrival as Buggy and his pirates charged at them.
• Smoker arrived with a large Marine force and blocked Luffy and the crew as Buggy pursued them from behind.
• Moonlight told Luffy to lead the crew away and meet him at sea in ten minutes, then struck Smoker and pinned him to the ground with Haki.
• Moonlight released Conqueror’s Haki across the square, incapacitating at least a thousand Marines and Pirates while Buggy, Smoker, and Tashigi remained conscious.

Moonlight defeated Smoker and left Loguetown as Luffy and the others escaped toward the Going Merry. The Straw Hats then faced a Navy blockade, but Nami steered them beyond the cannons’ range while the Marines claimed they had prepared for their escape.

• Moonlight overwhelmed Smoker with Conqueror’s Haki, warned him not to pursue the crew, and left as Tashigi fainted and Smoker abandoned the chase.
• Luffy and the others hurried to the Going Merry, where Zoro trusted Moonlight to handle the Marines while Sanji warned that Navy ships had sealed off Loguetown.
• Nami ordered the crew to their stations, and the Going Merry set sail as the Marines identified the Straw Hats and fired cannonballs around the ship.
• Nami guided the Going Merry along the coastline and used the currents from the bombardment to escape the cannons’ range.
• Three Navy colonels dismissed the crew’s escape as futile and said they had prepared for the blockade.

The Straw Hat Crew was trapped between Marine fleets and endured a devastating cannon barrage while Nami waited for an approaching storm. As the Going Merry neared destruction, a man leapt from Loguetown harbor and sprinted across the sea toward the Marines.

• Nami and Usopp spotted Marine ships surrounding the Going Merry from ahead and behind, and the crew chose to fight rather than surrender.
• The Marine Colonels ordered a barrage of at least forty cannons, damaging the Going Merry and creating a massive whirlpool around it.
• Luffy used Gum-Gum Balloon to shield the ship from cannonballs while Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and Nami worked to keep the crew alive.
• The Marine Colonels doubled the rate of fire, and Nami saw a man leap from Loguetown harbor and run across the sea toward the fleet.

Moonlight escaped the Marines surrounding Loguetown Harbor by using Conqueror’s Haki to knock out nearby soldiers, then raced across the sea toward the Going Merry. Luffy and the others recognized him and watched in disbelief as he approached.

• Moonlight knocked out the Marines within three hundred meters and continued toward the shore.
• Buggy and the other pirates recognized Moonlight as the Straw Hat Crew’s 50-million-Beli vice-captain.
• The Marines called for reinforcements, while their colonel prepared to capture Moonlight.
• Moonlight leaped into the sea and used Dragon Ascent Slash to speed across the water toward the Going Merry.
• Usopp spotted Moonlight through his telescope, and Luffy and the others stared at his approach in shock.

Moonlight defeated the Marine force surrounding the Going Merry with Conqueror’s Haki, but a violent storm and waterspout trapped the ship. With the crew facing disaster, Luffy decided they had to abandon the Merry.

• Moonlight raced across the sea and used Conqueror’s Haki to incapacitate the Marines surrounding the Going Merry, advancing his Haki to lv3.
• Moonlight returned to the ship and warned Nami that a storm was gathering, so she ordered the crew to move through the growing whirlpools.
• Thunder, heavy rain, and powerful winds formed a huge waterspout around the Going Merry, leaving the crew unable to escape safely.
• Usopp and Sanji despaired, Zoro urged them to abandon ship, and Nami looked to Luffy for the decision.
• Luffy apologized to the Going Merry and decided the crew had to leave the ship.

Moonlight tried to cut through a deadly tornado storm to save the Going Merry, but his attack failed and the crew prepared to flee. Monkey D. Dragon rescued them and their ship with a powerful wind, while Moonlight recognized him from afar.

• Usopp refused to abandon the Going Merry, and Moonlight attacked the approaching tornado storm with his Phantom Sword Dance.
• The tornado swallowed Moonlight's Sword Aura, so Luffy ordered the crew to retreat and Usopp reluctantly left the ship.
• Dragon surrounded the Going Merry with a powerful wind and carried it safely through the tornado storm.
• Luffy and the others recovered aboard the Going Merry, while Usopp celebrated the ship's survival and Zoro fell asleep.
• At Loguetown, Dragon supported Luffy's choice to set sail, and Moonlight recognized Dragon's silhouette from aboard the ship.

After realizing how far he still had to go to protect his companions, Moonlight resolved to train harder as the Going Merry sailed toward the Grand Line. The crew rescued Apis from the sea, unaware that Erik had set out to find her.

• Moonlight assessed his skills after Dragon's intervention and decided to strengthen his sword techniques and Haki before entering the Grand Line.
• The crew recovered aboard the Going Merry, with each member renewing their ambitions as they headed for the Grand Line.
• Apis escaped from Nelson's warship by jumping into the sea, and Nelson sent Erik after her alone.
• Luffy pulled the exhausted Apis aboard the Going Merry, where Nami confirmed she was safe.
• Apis woke, saw the Pirate Flag, and panicked that she had been captured by pirates.

Luffy agreed to help Apis return home after she revealed that her family had been killed, despite Usopp and Nami warning that it would delay the crew near the Grand Line. When the Scythe-Head Man pursued Apis and leaped toward the Going Merry, Moonlight stopped him with a powerful slash.

• Apis panicked at the Straw Hat crew’s unusual traits, then calmed down when Nami and Moonlight assured her they would not hurt her.
• Apis said that terrible people had killed her family and pleaded for help getting home, but Usopp and Nami argued that the crew should not get involved.
• Luffy asked Apis’s name, declared her a friend, and ordered the ship turned around to help her.
• Moonlight noticed a Scythe-Head Man speeding toward the Going Merry, and Apis hid behind Nami in fear.
• The Scythe-Head Man leaped at the crew, but Moonlight’s Iai Slash forced him to dodge and carve a deep mark into the sea; Luffy then asked who he was.