Chapter Summaries

Moonlight exposed the Phoenix Pirates after they pretended to be shipwrecked fishermen, and Chopper agreed to treat their dying captain, Pazel. After learning that Flag Hunters had stolen the Phoenix Pirates’ flag, Luffy and the others decided to help them reclaim it, just as a Flag Hunter appeared and reached for the Straw Hat Pirates’ flag.

• Moonlight cut open the Phoenix Pirates’ cabin with a Sword Aura, revealing their weapons and their injured captain, Pazel.
• Gino begged the Straw Hat crew to save Pazel, and Chopper took him to treat the captain.
• Stansen admitted that the Phoenix Pirates had been driven back from the New World and that Flag Hunters had stolen their flag.
• Luffy and Zoro condemned the Flag Hunters’ humiliation of the Phoenix Pirates and resolved to help them recover their flag.
• A muscular Flag Hunter leaped from an iceberg and reached for the Straw Hat Pirates’ flag.

Moonlight attacked the Arkeino Family after Don Cambachino tried to steal the Straw Hat Crew's Pirate Flag. He devastated the icebergs while pursuing the family, whose members escaped using the terrain.

• Don Cambachino boarded the Thousand Sunny and reached for the Straw Hat Crew's Pirate Flag, but Moonlight appeared and ran him through with his sword.
• Cambachino's identical brother charged Moonlight, but Moonlight's aura froze him in place as Cambachino lunged to protect him.
• Moonlight slashed at the brothers, but a strange plant dragged them aside and his Sword Aura shattered a ten-meter-tall iceberg.
• Moonlight attacked the Arkeino Family members as they fled, cutting them down and smashing the icebergs blocking their path.
• A little girl in a floral dress used a strange plant and the icebergs to help the Arkeino Family escape, and Moonlight pursued them with Dragon Severing Void.
• The Phoenix Pirates and Straw Hat Crew stared at the wreckage, and the shock caused Captain Pazel to faint again.

Moonlight confronted Don. Achino, the head of the Arkeino Family, after driving his family into the palace. Achino unleashed overwhelming heat, but Moonlight sent him flying with one slash, while Luffy and the others watched without concern.

• The Phoenix Pirates thanked Chopper for saving Pazel, then hurried after Moonlight and the others.
• Cambachino and the Arkeino Family fled into the palace and told Don. Achino that a powerful swordsman had injured them.
• Achino grew furious and raised his body temperature, melting the palace as Moonlight arrived and cut the building in two.
• Moonlight's Sword Aura was extinguished by Achino's heat as Achino reached ten thousand degrees and set the surrounding area ablaze.
• Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and Chopper joked about Achino while the Phoenix Pirates warned them about his power.
• Moonlight sent Achino flying with a single slash.

Moonlight defeated Don Achino and the Arkeino Family, but a volcanic eruption forced the Straw Hat Crew to flee and repair the Thousand Sunny. As the crew resumed sailing, Luffy spotted a sealed barrel drifting at sea, and everyone gathered to find out what was inside.

• Moonlight sent Don Achino and the Arkeino Family flying, but magma erupted from their volcanic island before he could finish them off.
• The Straw Hat Crew and the Phoenix Pirates escaped the falling magma, and Pazel thanked Luffy's crew before sailing toward the New World.
• Franky led the repairs to the damaged Thousand Sunny, while Usopp and Chopper pretended to be too ill to wash dishes.
• Luffy spotted a rope-bound barrel covered in talismans drifting at sea, and he, Usopp, and Chopper eagerly brought it aboard, hoping it held treasure.

The crew opened a Sea God offering and set off a flare, then a strange fog surrounded them and revealed a talking skeleton with an afro on a ruined ship. With the currents seeming to trap them, Luffy urged everyone to investigate, just as a sinister laugh sounded nearby.

• Nami explained that the barrel was a Sea God offering, but Luffy opened it despite Moonlight warning that it contained a flare.
• The flare burst above the ship, and a huge bank of gray fog closed in around the crew.
• The crew heard eerie singing, and Moonlight pointed out a ruined ship where an afro-haired skeleton drank tea and greeted them.
• The skeleton vanished from sight, but the crew decided to investigate because the currents seemed to have trapped them.
• Usopp armed himself with talismans and a wooden sword as a wicked laugh sounded nearby.

The Straw Hats met Brook, a talking skeleton who had eaten the Revive-Revive Fruit, and reacted with a mix of fear, curiosity, and disbelief. Luffy and Moonlight welcomed him aboard, and Sanji invited him to dinner, leaving Brook surprised by their hospitality.

• Brook approached the Straw Hats in a battered sailboat, and Luffy questioned him about being a skeleton before Nami and Sanji rebuked him for asking to see Nami's panties.
• Brook explained that he had eaten the Revive-Revive Fruit and returned from the dead as a Revived Human.
• Luffy invited Brook to join his crew, and Brook tried asking Robin to show him her panties until Moonlight stopped him with his sword and set boundaries.
• Usopp panicked at Brook's appearance and threw sticky rice, crosses, and his wooden sword at him, while Chopper shut his eyes and hoped it was a dream.
• Sanji invited Brook to dinner, and Brook hesitated in surprise before Sanji told him that a guest was welcome.

Brook recounted his past and warned the crew about the Florian Triangle, but an invisible intruder attacked them before they could leave. Moonlight wounded the intruder, while Zoro suddenly fell to his knees and apologized, saying he was a caterpillar.

• Brook told the crew how the Rumbar Pirates died, how the Revive-Revive Fruit brought him back, and how he became a skeleton.
• Brook warned the crew that a terrifying person had noticed them and urged them to keep moving through the Demon Sea without looking back.
• A ghost passed through the dining hall, and Usopp realized Brook had no shadow; Luffy wanted to find Brook and make him a friend.
• Moonlight sensed an attacker and struck at Zoro, revealing a strange invisible man who had tried to reach for Zoro’s sword.
• The intruder vanished, but Moonlight tracked him near Robin and cut his hand, forcing him to flee.
• Zoro suddenly dropped to his knees and said, "Sorry, I'm a caterpillar!"

The Straw Hats were attacked by ghosts controlled by a mysterious girl and reached a mist-covered island where their Log Pose had stopped. After Luffy and the others went ashore, a bandaged swordsman confronted Moonlight aboard the ship with the Black Blade Shusui.

• A pink-haired girl sent ghosts into Luffy and the others, making them condemn themselves, before fleeing when Moonlight spotted her.
• Robin realized the crew had been targeted, and the Straw Hats discovered they had drifted to a misty island where the Log Pose had stopped.
• Luffy and the others decided to explore the island while Moonlight stayed behind to watch the ship.
• A bandaged swordsman and a crowd of strange figures emerged from the ground and approached Moonlight.
• The swordsman introduced himself through laughter, mentioned Absalom, and drew the Black Blade Shusui, which Moonlight recognized.

Moonlight defeated the zombie Ryuma on Thriller Bark and learned that Hogback had taken his companions to Gecko Moria’s castle. After rescuing Nami from Absalom, Moonlight spotted the Shichibukai Bartholomew Kuma atop the castle.

• Moonlight tested Ryuma’s Black Blade with his body, then overwhelmed him with the Sky-Breaking Iai Slash and learned that Hogback had taken his companions to the castle.
• Ryuma collapsed, and Shusui fell from the sky in front of Zoro, who recognized it as a Black Blade.
• Chopper led Luffy and the others outside Hogback’s castle, while the paintings inside began moving unnoticed.
• Absalom attacked Nami in the bath, but Moonlight arrived and killed him before she lost consciousness.
• Moonlight identified the burly man reading a Bible atop the castle as the Shichibukai Bartholomew Kuma.

Moonlight fought Bartholomew Kuma while Nami warned the others, who were already dealing with Moria’s plan to use Oars. The chapter ended with Nightmare Luffy appearing to confront Oars.

• Kuma attacked Nami, but Moonlight blocked his bear-paw strike and sent her to find Luffy and the others.
• Moonlight and Kuma traded powerful attacks that destroyed the castle and surrounding area.
• Nami reunited with Zoro, Brook, and the others, then told them that Kuma had arrived on the island.
• Moria ordered Oars to kill Moonlight and Kuma, promising him meat, and Oars started toward them.
• Nightmare Luffy appeared before Oars and ordered him to stop.

Luffy used a hundred shadows to overwhelm Oars, but the power wore off before he could defeat Gecko Moria. Moonlight and Kuma’s fierce battle then swept across the battlefield, and Moria sent Oars charging at them.

• Lola explained that a hundred shadows had entered Luffy, who struck Oars with enough force to send him crashing into a crater.
• Luffy battered Oars while Moria, Perona, Absalom, and Hogback’s Zombie Army attacked the Straw Hat Crew and Lola’s allies.
• Moria took control of Oars from a mechanical room inside his body, turning him into a stronger threat and pushing the defenders back.
• Luffy’s shadow-powered form expired, so he switched to Gear Second as Moria mocked him and Perona’s ghosts and Absalom kept the crew at bay.
• Moonlight and Kuma’s attacks devastated the area, forcing the fighters to retreat and driving Absalom out of invisibility.
• Moria controlled Oars and charged toward Moonlight and Kuma, furious that they were destroying his territory.

Moonlight defeated Kuma while Luffy and the others fought Moria and Oars aboard Thriller Bark. Moria set the giant ship sailing toward sunlight to kill those who had lost their shadows, but Kuma crashed into Oars and stopped him as Moonlight approached victorious.

• Moria sent Oars after Moonlight, but Luffy intercepted him and fought him with Gear Second while Absalom and the others joined the battle.
• Kuma used Ursus Shock, and Moonlight countered with his Sword Domain and Storm Style, unleashing a massive explosion that shook the island.
• Moria revealed that Thriller Bark was a gigantic ship and announced his plan to turn the world into zombies.
• Moria steered Thriller Bark toward sunlight, threatening everyone whose shadow had been stolen, and Luffy prepared to stop him with Gear Third.
• Kuma crashed into Oars and fractured his body, while Moonlight emerged from the battle victorious.

Moonlight defeated Kuma and sent Oars flying, while Luffy crushed Moria after he absorbed a thousand shadows. As the Straw Hat Crew fought Moria’s allies and reclaimed control of their ship, Kuma awakened and whispered something to Moonlight.

• Moonlight sent Oars crashing into a mountain, then ordered Brook to guide the ship while Luffy turned the helm.
• Moria used Shadow Asgard to absorb the shadows of everyone nearby, growing larger than Oars.
• Luffy struck Moria with a massive Gum-Gum Giant Pistol and buried him beneath his fist.
• Zoro and the others fought Moria’s allies, while Brook wounded Absalom and the other two as they tried to escape.
• Kuma awoke, showed Moonlight no hostility, and whispered something that left Moonlight astonished.
• Kuma slapped Perona away as she flew toward Moonlight.

After the battle with Gecko Moria, Luffy learned from Ace’s Vivre Card that his brother was in mortal danger and set out toward the New World. Brook accepted Luffy’s invitation to join the crew after first promising to visit Laboon at Twin Capes.

• Kuma told Moonlight that Ace had been captured by Blackbeard and would be executed, then sent Perona away and left.
• Lola thanked Luffy and the others, gave them her mother’s Vivre Card, and asked them to tell her mother she was safe.
• Luffy found Ace’s Vivre Card burning down to one corner, learned his life was in danger, and set sail toward the New World.
• Moonlight decided to strengthen himself before attempting to rescue Ace at Marine Headquarters.
• Luffy invited Brook to join the crew, and Brook accepted after explaining that he first needed to visit Laboon at Twin Capes.

After escaping the Mysterious Triangle, the Straw Hats found Hot Spring Island and took a much-needed break before heading toward the battle to save Ace. The vacation took an unexpected turn when Silver Fox Foxy recognized Moonlight and reacted in terror.

• The crew spotted Hot Spring Island, a World Government-recognized resort that welcomed Pirates, and Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, and Franky rushed ashore ahead of the others.
• Moonlight agreed to rest on the island, thinking about Ace’s capture and resolving not to let the regrets of his previous life happen again.
• Doron welcomed the group and arranged their requests, from meat and drinks to sunbathing, performances, and a waterfall bath for Moonlight.
• Silver Fox Foxy arrived with two Foxy Pirates and recoiled in terror when he saw Moonlight.

Moonlight intervened when Foxy and the Foxy Pirates stole Lina’s notebook and Doron’s plot against the Straw Hat Crew came to a head on Spa Island. He rescued Sayu and Lina, drove Foxy’s crew into panic, and destroyed Doron’s hidden weapon with a sword slash.

• Moonlight spotted Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and the others fighting Spa Island’s guards while the Foxy Pirates and Doron watched from hiding.
• Sayu and Lina tried to protect the notebook containing the method for producing gemstones, but Foxy froze them and the Straw Hat Crew with his Noro Noro Beam and took it.
• Foxy betrayed Doron and prepared to leave with the notebook, while Doron readied his secret weapon.
• When the beam wore off, Sayu and Lina fell toward the sea, but Moonlight emerged from the water and caught them.
• Moonlight reminded Foxy not to let him see him again, frightening Foxy’s crew into fleeing.
• Doron activated his weapon, but Moonlight’s sword slash had already cut the machine and Spa Island in two, leaving the pirates terrified.

After the Straw Hats left Hot Spring Island, Brook found his place among the crew when Moonlight asked him to play music. The crew reached the Red Line, renewed their dreams, and prepared to continue toward the New World, where Moonlight believed the secrets of the world awaited.

• Moonlight defeated Doron’s group, allowing Sayu and Lina to thank the Straw Hats and celebrate their victory.
• Brook tried to help Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp but caused chaos, then felt useless until Moonlight asked him to play music.
• Brook’s serenade moved the crew, and he realized that his music was his way of contributing to the crew.
• The next morning, the Straw Hats saw the Red Line and recalled their journey and dreams as they reached the halfway point of their voyage.
• Moonlight wondered how the Devil Fruits, World Government, Celestial Dragons, and Sea Devil were connected, and suspected the answers lay in the New World.

The Straw Hats enjoyed a calm day at sea until Luffy rescued Camie, a mermaid, and Pappagu, a talking starfish, from a shark. Camie explained that reaching Fish-Man Island, ten thousand meters underwater, required ship coating from craftsmen at the Sabaody Archipelago.

• Moonlight explained Observation Haki to Zoro as Zoro practiced sensing his attacks.
• A shark leaped from the sea with Camie and Pappagu in its mouth, and Luffy struck it to rescue them.
• Camie and Pappagu introduced themselves to the Straw Hats, while Sanji rushed to welcome Camie with a hot drink.
• Camie told the crew that Fish-Man Island lay ten thousand meters beneath the sea and that they needed their ship coated.
• Camie said the crew could find professional coating craftsmen at the Sabaody Archipelago.

Camie and Pappagu brought the Straw Hats to Hachi’s takoyaki shop, only to learn that the Flying Fish Riders had kidnapped him. At East Port, the crew recognized Hachi as one of Arlong’s former men, and Hachi accepted responsibility while asking them to spare Camie.

• Camie led the Thousand Sunny’s crew to Hachi’s shop, where they found the food street ransacked and learned the Flying Fish Riders had taken Hachi.
• Pappagu explained that the Flying Fish Riders had long extorted the islanders, and Luffy and the others hurried to East Port to confront them.
• The crew found Hachi hanging at the harbor, and Nami recognized him as someone connected to Arlong Park.
• Hachi apologized to Nami for Arlong’s actions and urged her to take Camie away, while Camie stepped in front of him.
• Zoro reminded Hachi that he had beaten him before, and Hachi claimed Zoro had won, prompting Zoro to fix him with a sharp stare.

Nami chose to spare Hachi and let go of her hatred, but the Flying Fish Riders attacked him and then turned on the Straw Hat Crew. Moonlight stopped an attempt to abduct Camie, and the iron-masked leader’s face was revealed.

• Usopp, Sanji, and Chopper confronted Hachi, while Camie and Pappagu begged Nami to spare him.
• Moonlight urged Nami to look ahead, and she struck Hachi with lightning that freed him without seriously injuring him.
• A cannonball hit Hachi, and the Flying Fish Riders emerged from the harbor and attacked the group.
• The iron-masked leader recognized the Straw Hat Crew and ordered his riders to capture them.
• Moonlight slashed an attacker who tried to abduct Camie, and his Sword Aura scattered the Flying Fish Riders.
• The iron-masked man's mask fell off, revealing his face.