Chapter Summaries

Moonlight found Robin at Iceberg’s palace, where she shot him and ordered him to leave before escaping with a masked companion. After Iceberg’s attempted assassination was blamed on the Straw Hat Crew, Luffy and his friends resolved to clear their names, while Moonlight confronted the guards at Iceberg’s palace.

• Moonlight used Observation Haki to find Robin with a masked man at Iceberg’s palace, where she shot Iceberg and left him unconscious.
• Moonlight arrived, but Robin shot him, told him to get lost, and escaped with the masked man.
• News spread that Iceberg had been assassinated, and Water 7 began hunting the Straw Hat Crew.
• Luffy, Nami, Zoro, Sanji, and Chopper agreed to prove their innocence while leaving Robin and Usopp to handle their own situations.
• Moonlight approached the heavily guarded palace at night and demanded to know who had slandered his Straw Hat Crew.

Moonlight fought his way through the city after people accused the Straw Hat Crew of murdering Iceberg, then confronted Blueno and forced him to lead the way to Robin. He arrived at Iceberg’s room just in time to stop Kalifa from shooting him.

• After people repeatedly attacked him, Moonlight unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki and knocked out much of the city before heading to the Galley-La Company headquarters.
• Moonlight recognized Blueno’s Door-Door Fruit, overpowered him, and ordered him to take him to Robin.
• Iceberg realized that Robin, Rob Lucci, Kaku, and Kalifa were involved in CP9’s scheme and that the Straw Hat Crew had been used as scapegoats.
• Kalifa fired at Iceberg, but Moonlight emerged through a doorway and deflected the bullets with a Sword Aura.

Moonlight tried to reach Robin, but she left with Iceberg after Lucci ordered her to escape. Moonlight defeated Kaku and overwhelmed Lucci, while Luffy and the others pursued Robin and were sent to the harbor by Blueno.

• Moonlight told Robin he understood how she felt after experiencing a day of being hated and hunted, and Robin dropped her gun.
• Kaku attacked Moonlight with the Six Powers, but Moonlight blocked Shigan and severely wounded him with a sword slash that pierced Tekkai.
• Lucci told Robin to take Iceberg and leave, and Robin escaped through the window as Kalifa and Blueno carried away Kaku.
• Luffy and the others saw Robin holding Iceberg hostage, but Blueno opened a door that transported them to the harbor as they tried to pursue her.
• Moonlight fought Lucci through more than a hundred exchanges, collapsed the Galley-La Company Headquarters, and then wounded Lucci with a single slash.
• Moonlight said he had lost interest in the Six Powers and prepared to kill Lucci.

Moonlight rescued Iceberg from the burning Galley-La headquarters, and the Straw Hat Crew vowed to retrieve Robin even if it meant opposing the world. As they prepared to pursue her, alarms announced that the Aqua Laguna was approaching Water 7.

• Lucci escaped as CP9's explosives destroyed the hall, and Moonlight used a sword slash to clear the flames and wreckage.
• Iceberg and Paulie appeared alive, and Iceberg apologized to Moonlight for blaming the Straw Hat Crew.
• Nami told the crew that Robin was with powerful people, while Usopp was still missing; Moonlight said he intended to pursue Robin.
• Moonlight asked whether the crew would stand by him if rescuing Robin made them enemies of the world, and Luffy and the others agreed without hesitation.
• Moonlight departed ahead of the crew, while Chopper treated the wounded; when the Straw Hat Crew prepared to leave, alarms announced the Aqua Laguna.

As Aqua Laguna approached Water 7, Luffy and his companions insisted on rescuing Robin, Usopp, and Moonlight despite the danger. Kokoro and Iceberg prepared Rocket Man to carry them toward Enies Lobby, while Moonlight raced after the World Government train and met the tsunami head-on.

• Iceberg ordered Water 7’s residents to higher ground as Kokoro warned that Aqua Laguna would be unusually fierce.
• Luffy’s crew resolved to risk their lives to save their companions, and Kokoro offered to take them across the tsunami on Rocket Man.
• Iceberg repaired Rocket Man and explained that Robin and the others had been taken to Enies Lobby.
• The Franky Family begged to join the rescue mission for Franky, and Luffy’s group agreed to take them along.
• Moonlight pursued the World Government express train across the sea, but Aqua Laguna struck with a towering wall of water.

Moonlight cleaved through the Aqua Laguna tsunami with his Phantom Sword Dance and raced toward the World Government Express Train carrying Robin and Franky. His slash overwhelmed Colonel Penguin and stunned CP9, while Usopp recognized Moonlight as their rescuer.

• Moonlight faced the Aqua Laguna and unleashed his Phantom Sword Dance, carving a path through the towering tsunami.
• Colonel Penguin charged at the approaching Sword Aura to protect the train, but it shattered his sword and blasted him into the next carriage.
• Lucci and the other CP9 members saw Moonlight emerge from the tsunami and ordered the train to speed up.
• Usopp spotted Moonlight from the first carriage and shouted that he had come to rescue them.
• Franky and Robin watched Moonlight race across the sea in disbelief.

Moonlight pursued Robin through Aqua Laguna, but the Sea Train accelerated and carried her toward Enies Lobby. Luffy and Zoro joined forces to pierce Aqua Laguna, then Zoro cut an approaching Marine carriage in half as Rocket Man raced onward.

• The Sea Train accelerated, leaving Moonlight behind as Robin remembered his promise not to let her abandon the crew.
• Moonlight shouted that he would chase Robin to the Underworld and rescue her, while Usopp and Franky reassured her of the crew’s determination.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji recognized Moonlight’s slash through Aqua Laguna as his Phantom Sword Dance.
• Luffy and Zoro combined their attacks to blast a tunnel through the restored wall of water, allowing Rocket Man to pass through.
• Luffy ordered Zoro to clear an approaching carriage, and Zoro used Two Sword Style: Iai: Rashomon to cut it in two as Rocket Man passed.

Moonlight entered Enies Lobby alone to rescue Robin, while Spandam gathered forces and considered using a Buster Call. The chapter left the gathered CP9 members warning that Moonlight was too dangerous to stop, even as Spandam struggled to believe he had come alone.

• Luffy and the others saw Enies Lobby ahead as Rocket Man sped toward it.
• Moonlight cut through Enies Lobby's main gate and knocked out the Marines there with his Conqueror's Haki.
• In the Tower of Justice, Spandam taunted Franky and prepared to strike Robin before answering a call from Moonlight.
• Moonlight identified himself as the Straw Hat Pirates' vice-captain and told Spandam to wait because he was coming over.
• Spandam mobilized Enies Lobby's forces and took out Aokiji's Golden Transponder Snail, while Lucci warned him to launch a Buster Call because Moonlight had likely come alone.

Moonlight reached Enies Lobby and confronted Spandam, Lucci, and Robin after Spandam activated the Buster Call. He declared that he would become an enemy of the world for Robin and cut down the World Government flag as the Straw Hat Crew arrived.

• A Marine reported that one man had overwhelmed the forces on Main Island, while another call revealed that the Straw Hat Crew, the Franky Family, and Galley-La shipwrights had broken through the first gate.
• Spandam activated the Buster Call despite Robin's pleas, and Lucci's group prepared to leave the island.
• Moonlight arrived at the Tower of Justice and told Robin he had come to take her home.
• Robin warned Moonlight that the Buster Call would destroy the island and urged him to leave, but Moonlight reminded her of their promise and asked if she would let him become an enemy of the world for her.
• Moonlight slashed through the World Government flag, and Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Nami, and Chopper arrived beside him.

After Robin asked to live and rejoin the Straw Hats, Moonlight rescued her by defeating CP9 and collapsing the Tower of Justice. When the Buster Call arrived, Moonlight cut through its cannon barrage and flew alone to face Aokiji and the Marine fleet.

• Luffy and the Straw Hats called out to Robin, who said she wanted to live and asked to go to sea with them.
• Moonlight used a sword formation to overwhelm CP9, cut down the Tower of Justice, and bring Robin back to the crew.
• Luffy rescued Franky as the Straw Hats reunited, but a Marine cannon blast announced the arrival of the Buster Call led by Aokiji.
• Moonlight said he would hold off the Marines, then cleaved through the Buster Call’s cannon barrage with Sky-Breaking Iai Slash.
• Moonlight used Dragon Severing Void to cross the sea and faced Aokiji and the Marine fleet alone.

Moonlight faced Aokiji and the Buster Call alone to protect Robin, while Luffy’s crew sought an escape. As the Admiral, Vice Admirals, and a thousand cannons attacked, Moonlight answered with his Extreme God Sword Style: Meteor Fall.

• Lucci and the other CP9 members fled as the Buster Call began, while Luffy’s crew debated whether to leave Moonlight behind.
• Zoro, Sanji, and Luffy trusted Moonlight to face the threat, and Luffy urged Robin to break free from her fear of the Buster Call.
• Aokiji and the Vice Admirals confronted Moonlight, and Moonlight declared that protecting Robin had been worth it and challenged Aokiji to settle their earlier dispute.
• Aokiji froze the sea and attacked as a thousand cannons fired and the Vice Admirals joined in, while Luffy’s group searched for a ship and Zoro and Sanji ran toward Moonlight.
• Moonlight rose into the air and unleashed his Extreme God Sword Style: Meteor Fall against the combined assault.

Moonlight devastated the Marines with a rain of Sword Aura, allowing the Straw Hats and their allies to escape Enies Lobby aboard the Going Merry. As Robin celebrated her freedom and the crew’s victory, Moonlight told her they were even for shooting him.

• Moonlight unleashed a rain of Sword Aura that wrecked the Marine ships and overwhelmed Aokiji and the Vice Admirals.
• Moonlight led the Straw Hats, Robin, and Franky onto the Going Merry, which sailed itself through the dangerous currents as the Franky Family escaped on Giant Bull.
• Aokiji reappeared after the sea thawed and acknowledged that the Buster Call had failed as the Marines began rescue operations.
• Aboard the Going Merry, Moonlight concluded that Aokiji had likely allowed them to escape, and Robin rejoiced with the crew.
• Robin apologized for shooting Moonlight at Galley-La, and Moonlight said they were even because he had once pointed his sword at her.

The Straw Hats said farewell to the Going Merry after its spirit thanked them for their adventures, then returned to Water 7 to a heroes’ welcome and rested after their battles. Moonlight stayed awake at the doorway while Robin and the others slept.

• The Going Merry broke in half, and Usopp explained that it had been beyond repair since the shipyard.
• Merry’s Ship Spirit thanked the crew for cherishing it and apologized that it could not carry them any farther.
• Luffy decided to see Merry off, and Iceberg suggested giving the ship a burial at sea.
• The Straw Hats bid farewell as Merry burned and vanished into the ocean, its spirit seeming to wave goodbye.
• Water 7’s citizens welcomed the crew as heroes, and Iceberg’s people left food for them while they recovered.
• Robin asked Moonlight if he was tired, and he stayed by the doorway as she and the others fell asleep.

After the Straw Hat Crew celebrated their escape from Enies Lobby, Franky and Iceberg secretly began building them a new ship. Aokiji revealed that someone had delayed the Marines’ response, and Hero Garp arrived in Water 7 as the story left the crew unaware that he was coming for them.

• Moonlight overheard Franky and Iceberg plan to build the Straw Hat Crew a new ship using Adam Wood.
• Luffy and the crew recovered, then joined Water 7’s three-day celebration and helped repair the city afterward.
• Aokiji approached Robin, but Moonlight intercepted him before Aokiji explained that he had come to see Robin and that someone had suppressed the Enies Lobby incident.
• Moonlight concluded that Hero Garp was likely the person who had held back the Marines.
• Garp arrived in Water 7 aboard a Dog Head Warship, and townspeople hurried to warn Luffy and the others.

Garp caught up with the Straw Hat Crew in Water 7, where Moonlight blocked his attack on Luffy. Garp revealed that Luffy was his grandson and told the crew that Luffy’s father was Monkey D. Dragon, leaving them shocked by the name.

• Garp arrived at the shipyard and attacked Luffy, but Moonlight blocked his iron fist.
• Garp introduced himself as Luffy’s grandfather, and Luffy warned the crew about his harsh training methods.
• Garp explained that Shanks was one of the Four Emperors, but Luffy admired him even more.
• Garp told Luffy that his father was Monkey D. Dragon, and the Marines and onlookers reacted with shock.

After Robin explained that Dragon was Luffy’s father, Garp announced he would pursue the Straw Hat Crew, but Moonlight distracted him by demanding payment for the wall he had destroyed. The crew escaped and focused on finding a ship, then Franky appeared with a mysterious gift while still owing them money.

• Robin explained that Dragon led the Revolutionary Army and was Luffy’s father, while Garp confirmed he could not arrest his grandson at first.
• Garp pointed out Moonlight as an expert, said he would no longer hold back, and challenged the crew to escape him at sea.
• Moonlight demanded that Garp pay for the wall he destroyed, giving Luffy and the others a chance to leave.
• Moonlight said the crew needed a ship and warned that fighting Garp would be dangerous; Luffy confirmed that Garp was overwhelmingly strong.
• Franky arrived and offered the Straw Hat Crew a mysterious gift, but Nami reminded everyone that he owed them two hundred million Beli.
• Franky ran when the crew renewed their demands for repayment and revenge.

Franky and the shipwrights presented the Straw Hat Crew with a magnificent ship, and the crew eagerly accepted it. After Iceberg and the Franky Family pushed him aboard, Franky joined the crew and sailed away from Water Seven.

• Franky unveiled the ship he and the Water Seven shipwrights had built for the Straw Hat Crew, and everyone admired its features.
• Franky explained that the ship was a gift, and the crew confirmed they were delighted with it.
• Luffy invited Franky to join the crew, but Franky initially refused because he felt tied to Water Seven and the Franky Family.
• Iceberg, the shipwrights, and the Franky Family threw Franky aboard and sent the ship sailing.
• Franky accepted the Straw Hat Crew’s welcome, said goodbye to Water Seven, and became their ninth companion.

The Straw Hat Pirates received their new wanted posters after Enies Lobby, revealing their updated bounties and surprising Franky. Moonlight’s enormous bounty stunned the crew, while Sanji was horrified by the unflattering photograph on his poster.

• Iceberg and the Franky Family saw the Straw Hat Pirates’ new wanted posters in the newspaper, including Franky’s.
• Nami celebrated her sixteen-million-Beli bounty as the crew checked their updated posters; Luffy had three hundred million, Zoro one hundred and twenty million, Usopp thirty million, Robin eighty million, and Chopper fifty Beli.
• Franky discovered that Moonlight had a five-hundred-million-Beli bounty, shocking the crew with its size.
• Zoro noticed Sanji had gone quiet and laughed when he saw Sanji’s wanted poster.
• The crew crowded around Sanji’s poster, laughed at its unflattering photograph, and left Sanji staring at it in disbelief.

The Marines, led by Garp and Admiral Aokiji, trapped the Straw Hat Crew under a barrage of cannonballs, but Franky used the new ship’s Coup de Burst to launch them to safety. After escaping, the crew named their ship the Thousand Sunny.

• Sanji was devastated by the hand-drawn portrait on his wanted poster, and the crew teased him about it.
• Garp and Admiral Aokiji attacked the Straw Hat Crew, while Garp’s cannonball barrage trapped their ship at sea.
• Franky activated Coup de Burst and launched the ship into the air, helping the crew evade Garp’s giant cannonball.
• Franky explained that Coup de Burst could propel the ship one kilometer through the air.
• The crew suggested names for the ship, and Franky chose Thousand Sunny.

After the Straw Hat Crew named their new ship the Thousand Sunny, people across the world celebrated the crew’s wanted posters and bounties. The crew enjoyed the ship’s comforts until they rescued stranded fishermen, whom Moonlight suspected were pirates.

• Luffy announced that the crew’s new ship would be called the Thousand Sunny, and Franky described its many features.
• Kaya, Zeff, Woop Slap, Koshiro, Genzo, and Kureha reacted to the Straw Hats’ wanted posters and celebrated their growing fame.
• The crew relaxed aboard the Thousand Sunny, enjoying its facilities during several days of clear weather.
• Luffy boarded a drifting ship and learned that its passengers claimed a tsunami had left them stranded without food or water.
• Sanji brought food for the starving passengers, and the crew turned toward their home port to take them back.
• Moonlight stopped the crew and accused the supposed fishermen of being pirates.