Chapter Summaries

Xie Wen and the cats explored Little Garden and met the giant Brogy, one of the vanished captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates. When the island’s volcano erupted, Brogy set out to prove his strength.

• Jurode watched Xie Wen leave Cactus Island after Baroque Works ordered its agents not to conflict with him.
• Xie Wen brought the cats ashore on Little Garden and left Klee’s Flame Dudu Bear to guard the ship.
• The cats explored the jungle, collecting specimens and searching for unusual plants, animals, and objects.
• Brogy appeared, introduced himself, and learned that Xie Wen and the cats were bounty hunters; Hua Mei Meow showed that his bounty was one hundred million Beli.
• Little Garden’s volcano erupted, and Brogy drew his axe and headed toward it to demonstrate his strength.

Xie Wen and the cats befriended Dorry and Brogy on Little Garden, learned how the giants used Haki, and practiced the Elbaph Spear. When the Log Pose revealed they would need to wait a year, Robin arrived with the promise of a way off the island.

• Xie Wen watched Dorry and Brogy finish their 71,283rd draw and invited them to the Palico Restaurant for a feast.
• Over food and drink, Brogy and Dorry explained that giants knew Haki but usually relied on their natural strength and released Haki in bursts.
• Dorry and Brogy agreed to teach Xie Wen the Elbaph Spear, and he and the other combat members practiced it while the crew mapped Little Garden and gathered materials.
• Dorry told Xie Wen that Little Garden's Log Pose would take a year to record, leaving Xie Wen searching for a way to leave early.
• Klee Meow returned from the forest with Robin, who had come to visit the cats.

Nico Robin reunited with Xie Wen and the cats on Little Garden after secretly joining Crocodile’s Baroque Works. Xie Wen rejected her warning against opposing Crocodile and offered to help her obtain evidence in exchange for access to Alabasta’s Poneglyph.

• Robin arranged to be sent away from Whiskey Peak and traveled to Little Garden, where Klee Meow greeted her warmly.
• Klee Meow introduced Robin to Hua Mei Meow and brought her to Xie Wen and the giant Dorry; afterward, Xie Wen hosted a banquet and welcomed Robin aboard the Toot Toot Forward.
• Xie Wen realized Robin had joined Crocodile and asked if she had come to warn him against confronting the Shichibukai.
• Robin warned that Crocodile and his Devil Fruit users were dangerous, but Xie Wen revealed Klee Meow had the Flame-Flame Fruit and said his group was strong enough to fight back.
• Meow Jūshirō challenged Robin over helping Crocodile endanger Alabasta’s civilians, leaving her unable to defend her choice to stay for the Poneglyph.
• Xie Wen offered to handle Crocodile while Robin collected evidence to trade to Alabasta’s king for access to the Poneglyph, as Klee Meow and Ai Haibara Meow proposed threatening the palace.

Xie Wen and his crew ignored Dorry and Brogy’s warning and defeated the Island Eater on their way from Little Garden. They continued toward the next island with a new Summon Ticket Fragment, while Xie Wen decided to deal with Crocodile before visiting Drum Kingdom.

• Robin left Xie Wen’s group a Log Pose for the next island and rode Fatty toward Cactus Island.
• Dorry and Brogy warned Xie Wen that the Island Eater guarded the direct route, but Xie Wen chose to confront it.
• Klee Meow blasted the Island Eater out of the sea, and Xie Wen cut it in two with Scarlet Sky’s End.
• Xie Wen gained a Summon Ticket Fragment from the Island Eater, bringing his total to two.
• Xie Wen decided to postpone visiting Drum Kingdom and focus on Crocodile and Alabasta.

Xie Wen and the cats explored crowded, expensive Holiday Island while Crocodile received a report of their departure from Little Garden and decided they posed no threat to his plans. The story left Crocodile focused on conquering Alabasta and finding information about Pluton.

• Xie Wen and the cats arrived at Holiday Island, where he ignored the guides and took the group into the crowded town.
• Hua Mei Meow surveyed the island’s high prices while the cats browsed attractions, food, souvenirs, and luxury goods.
• Hua Mei Meow bargained during their shopping trip and saved Xie Wen money.
• Crocodile received a report that Xie Wen had left Little Garden and wondered whether Nico Robin had betrayed him.
• Crocodile decided Xie Wen’s visit was harmless, warned his subordinates not to provoke him, and returned his attention to Alabasta and Pluton.

Xie Wen and the cats arrived at Nanohana Harbor in Alabasta, where Ai Haibara Meow revealed she had prepared gas masks and once made poison gas bombs for self-defense. Xie Wen postponed confronting Crocodile while he explored the island and wondered why Robin had not yet finished gathering evidence against him.

• Ai Haibara Meow and Hua Mei Meow questioned how a desert island could exist in the ocean, and Xie Wen said nature in the One Piece world was full of surprises.
• The cats struggled with the strong perfume smell at Nanohana Harbor until Ai Haibara Meow handed out gas masks she had made while developing poison gas bombs.
• Ai Haibara Meow explained that she had made the bombs for self-defense but had replaced them with Germa technology, and Xie Wen thanked her for the masks.
• Xie Wen and the cats explored Nanohana Harbor, with Hua Mei Meow and Sanji Meow joining despite the smell while Klee Meow enjoyed wearing her mask.
• Xie Wen told Klee Meow they would explore Alabasta before confronting Crocodile because Robin was still gathering evidence, and he worried about why she had not finished.

After surveying Alabasta, Xie Wen learned how Crocodile’s drought scheme had weakened trust in the royal family and considered how the country’s cities and water supply were planned. He chose to travel toward Rainbase while keeping up appearances, following Hua Mei Meow’s plan to avoid alerting Crocodile or endangering Robin.

• Xie Wen surveyed Nanohana Port and learned that Crocodile had used Dance Powder to blame the royal family for the drought, fueling crime and public distrust.
• Hua Mei Meow drew a map of Alabasta’s cities, and Xie Wen realized Crocodile and the Baroque Works officers were based far apart.
• Xie Wen decided to head for Rainbase to confront Crocodile before he could escape and to protect Robin.
• Klee offered to speed up the Toot Toot Forward, but Hua Mei Meow warned that going straight to Rainbase could make Crocodile suspicious.
• Hua Mei Meow proposed that they travel as ordinary sightseers and stop at the Spider Cafe, and Xie Wen agreed with her plan.

Xie Wen and the cats stopped at the Spider Cafe, where he killed Daz Bones after the Baroque Works agent challenged him. The other agents denied knowing Daz Bones, while Paula served Xie Wen’s group and cleaned up the blood.

• Miss Doublefinger, using the alias Paula, served coffee at the Spider Cafe while several Baroque Works agents argued and relaxed inside.
• Xie Wen and the cats entered, ordered drinks, and asked Paula for directions to Rainbase.
• Mr. 1, Daz Bones, approached Xie Wen and challenged him, but Xie Wen refused until Hua Mei Meow identified Daz Bones as a wanted criminal with a bounty.
• Daz Bones attacked Xie Wen, who struck him down with Fresh Knife: White Calm before anyone saw the blow.
• Xie Wen asked whether the other agents knew Daz Bones, and they all denied it; Paula served the drinks and began cleaning the blood.

Xie Wen took Mr. 1 and Mr. 5 from the Spider Cafe after Mr. 5 grabbed Klee Meow, then used their deaths to obtain the Bomb-Bomb Fruit and a Paramecia Devil Fruit fragment. The cats declined the fruit, and Klee Meow reconciled herself to keeping the Flame-Flame Fruit.

• Klee Meow asked Mr. 5 about his gunpowder scent and admired his Bomb-Bomb Fruit power, while Mr. 5 mistakenly thought she wanted him killed.
• Mr. 5 grabbed Klee Meow as a hostage, but Xie Wen knocked him unconscious and took him and Mr. 1 from the cafe.
• The Baroque Works members distanced themselves from Mr. 5, and Paula prepared to report the incident to the president.
• Xie Wen sniffed Klee Meow for luck, then used the Hunter's Knife on Mr. 1 and Mr. 5, obtaining the Bomb-Bomb Fruit.
• The cats declined the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, and Klee Meow accepted Xie Wen's reassurance that making her own bombs would be more fun.
• Xie Wen opened the Hunter's Notes and obtained a Paramecia Devil Fruit fragment.

Crocodile worried that Xie Wen’s group might have discovered Baroque Works and ordered his agents to watch them as they traveled toward Rainbase. Meanwhile, Klee Meow bombed the desert, uncovered a chest of potions for Ai Haibara Meow to investigate, and led the group toward another possible treasure.

• After learning that Mr. 1 and Mr. 5 had been defeated, Crocodile considered whether Xie Wen knew about Baroque Works and ordered his agents to monitor the group.
• In the desert, Klee Meow persuaded Hua Mei Meow to let her set off bombs away from the city.
• Klee Meow’s explosions uncovered a chest containing three bottles of potion, which Ai Haibara Meow took to examine.
• Klee Meow sensed something valuable in another direction and pointed it out to Xie Wen.
• Crocodile learned that his lookouts had lost track of Xie Wen’s group and ordered the Unlucky Duo to focus on finding and watching them.

Crocodile sent the Unlucky Duo to watch Xie Wen’s group while keeping Nico Robin close because he feared she might reveal his plans. Robin warned Xie Wen about the surveillance and Crocodile’s supposed fight with Whitebeard, and the group decided to avoid provoking Crocodile while continuing to disguise their movements.

• Robin questioned Crocodile’s decision to send out the Unlucky Duo, and he insisted that learning what Sapphire Star wanted mattered more than monitoring the Junior Agents.
• Crocodile considered using Robin to watch Xie Wen’s group but hesitated because she knew his identity and plans.
• Robin called Xie Wen’s group, reassured them she was safe, and warned them that Crocodile had sent a sea otter and a vulture to watch them.
• Xie Wen explained that Crocodile had been thrashed by Whitebeard, and Klee Meow joked that Crocodile may have inspired Kakuzu in Xie Wen’s story.
• Hua Mei Meow advised the group to ignore the Unlucky Duo and avoid heading straight to Rainbase so Crocodile would think they were merely exploring.

Xie Wen and the cats reached Rainbase after their treasure hunts led Crocodile to suspect they were searching for an Ancient Weapon. As they considered visiting his casino, Rain Dinners suddenly exploded from Klee Meow’s bombs.

• Xie Wen and the cats spotted Miss Friday and Mr. 13 watching them, then acted as if they had not noticed until the pair stopped appearing.
• Ai Haibara Meow suggested heading to Rainbase to study the three potions, and the group agreed to finish one more treasure hunt first.
• Crocodile mistook the explosions across the desert for a search for the Ancient Weapon and ordered Baroque Works agents to gather in Rainbase.
• The group arrived in Rainbase, where Klee Meow spotted Crocodile’s casino, Rain Dinners, and persuaded Xie Wen and Hua Mei Meow to visit.
• Before they could set off for the casino, a chain of Klee Meow’s bombs blew up Rain Dinners and knocked its Banana Crocodile statue off the roof.

Nico Robin sprang a trap of her own against Crocodile, using Sonic Bombs and hidden explosives to escape Rain Dinners. Crocodile was left stunned amid the explosions as Robin fled in her cat mascot suit.

• Robin secretly entered a cabinet room at Rain Dinners and took papers containing information about Crocodile’s plans in Alabasta.
• Crocodile caught Robin and accused her of betraying him, while she challenged him to prove he was stronger than the Sapphire Star.
• Robin threw a Sonic Bomb at Crocodile and activated her Raid Suit, stunning him with its sound waves.
• Robin escaped through the blasted doorway and threw two more Sonic Bombs into the room.
• Robin detonated Boom-Boom Bombs she had hidden around Rain Dinners as Crocodile roared after her.

After Rain Dinners exploded, Xie Wen and the cats confronted Crocodile, who learned that Nico Robin had joined their side and ordered Baroque Works to hunt them. Xie Wen pursued Crocodile toward the desert and teamed up with Klee Meow to unleash a huge flaming sword attack.

• Xie Wen and the cats rushed toward Rain Dinners, where Crocodile emerged from the wreckage in a sand tornado.
• Klee Meow greeted Crocodile as Gaara, and Nico Robin appeared with Xie Wen’s group, confirming Crocodile’s suspicion that she had betrayed him.
• Crocodile identified himself to Baroque Works and ordered his agents to hunt Xie Wen’s crew, then attacked Xie Wen with sand blades.
• Xie Wen countered Crocodile’s attacks, then charged after him as Crocodile fled toward the desert and tried to use the terrain to his advantage.
• Xie Wen called Klee Meow to join him, and together they formed a forty-meter flaming sword and struck at Crocodile.

Xie Wen and Klee Meow fought Crocodile, thwarted his escape, and killed him with a surprise attack. Crocodile died still longing to find an Ancient Weapon and fulfill his ambitions.

• Crocodile blocked Xie Wen and Klee Meow’s first fiery attack, then offered to share the world with Xie Wen after finding an Ancient Weapon.
• Xie Wen rejected Crocodile’s offer and revealed he knew where Pluton and Poseidon were before launching another attack with Klee Meow.
• Crocodile survived the flames with a layered sand shield and tried to escape underground, but Xie Wen and Klee Meow tracked him and forced him out with fire.
• Crocodile fled as Xie Wen and Klee Meow pursued him, and Klee Meow pretended to strike with a powerful sword technique before admitting she could not use swordsmanship.
• Xie Wen stabbed Crocodile through the chest with the Armament Haki-coated Fresh Blade: White Calm, and Crocodile died lamenting his unfulfilled ambitions.

Xie Wen and the cats captured Baroque Works’ agents, and he carved a Density-Density Fruit from one of them after failing to obtain Crocodile’s Sand-Sand Fruit. Robin revealed evidence of Crocodile’s plot against Alabasta, but she still believed she had not gathered enough, so they decided to bring witnesses to King Cobra.

• Xie Wen returned with Klee Meow and found that Robin and the cats had captured the Baroque Works agents, though Crocodile had yielded only premium cigars instead of his Sand-Sand Fruit.
• Xie Wen asked Robin to identify the Devil Fruit Users and learned that an unfamiliar Mr. 2 had the Density-Density Fruit; Meow Jūshirō had defeated him.
• Robin explained that the agents with code names had killed many people and that she had secretly approached Bon Clay for Crocodile before claiming he refused to join.
• Xie Wen stabbed the code-named agents and carved out only the Density-Density Fruit; Ai Haibara Meow kept Mr. 4’s dachshund gun for research, and Xie Wen stored the fruit after the cats declined it.
• Xie Wen asked Robin to keep his fruit-carving secret, then said they could leave the agents for King Cobra to deal with if they had sufficient evidence.
• Robin listed evidence against Crocodile but said it was probably inadequate, so she and Xie Wen agreed to bring witnesses.

After defeating Crocodile, Xie Wen sent Morgans evidence of Crocodile’s plot and discovered a new way to earn weapon-pool Summon Tickets. He invited Nico Robin to join the Palico Research Commission, and she accepted.

• Xie Wen explored Rain Dinners, collected Crocodile’s remaining Beli and Seastone cage, and told Morgans about the events in Alabasta.
• Xie Wen faxed Morgans evidence that Crocodile had intended to seize the Alabasta Kingdom, prompting Morgans to prepare major coverage.
• Xie Wen combined a new fragment with a weapon-pool fragment and found a Lassoo entry in the weapon guide, suggesting Devil Fruit weapons could yield Summon Ticket fragments.
• Xie Wen invited Nico Robin to join the Research Commission, and Ai Haibara Meow offered to make her a properly fitted Raid Suit.
• The cats welcomed Robin, and she accepted Xie Wen’s invitation, hoping they would become the companions Saul had promised her.

Xie Wen revealed the Palico summoning secret to Robin and summoned Purah, a skilled crafting and engineering Palico. The new arrival reunited with Link Meow, who avoided her, while Hua Mei Meow began explaining the Research Commission to her.

• Xie Wen told Robin that the Palico Research Commission’s greatest secret was summoning cats from another world.
• Xie Wen summoned Purah, who introduced herself as an Assist-type Palico specializing in crafting.
• Xie Wen introduced Purah to Link Meow, and Purah enthusiastically greeted him while he tried to hide from her.
• Xie Wen introduced Purah to the other members, and Sanji Meow flirted with her before Xie Wen pulled him away.
• Xie Wen asked Hua Mei Meow to explain the situation to Purah as the cats resumed their usual antics and Robin watched with a smile.

After settling Rainbase, Xie Wen and the cats traveled to Alubarna and infiltrated the royal palace to meet King Cobra. They left Chaka and Pell asleep and entered Cobra’s study, where Robin restrained him before Xie Wen could speak.

• Purah and Ai Haibara Meow began discussing research after the cat summoning, while Xie Wen prepared to leave Rainbase with Robin and the cats.
• Xie Wen’s group rode an F-Crocodile toward Alubarna, passed royal troops on the road, and reached the capital after dark.
• The group infiltrated the palace and approached King Cobra’s study, where Chaka and Pell stood guard.
• Ai Haibara Meow gave Robin a sleeping-gas bead, and Robin used her arms to put Chaka and Pell to sleep without alerting the palace.
• Xie Wen’s group entered Cobra’s study, and Robin immediately restrained King Cobra as he mistook them for his guards.

After Crocodile’s defeat became public, King Cobra brought Xie Wen and his companions to the Nefertari family’s Poneglyph, where Robin read its Ancient Script. Xie Wen tested the stone’s durability and recorded it in his Hunter’s Notes, but found no translation or useful reward.

• The World Economy News Paper reported that Crocodile had plotted to seize Alabasta and was killed by Xie Wen, while Vivi and Igaram confirmed the report to the people.
• King Cobra led Xie Wen, Robin, and the cats through the royal tomb to the Poneglyph protected by the Nefertari Family.
• Robin recognized the Poneglyph and began reading it, surprising Cobra, while Xie Wen explained that Crocodile had sought an Ancient Weapon.
• Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah asked Xie Wen to help obtain a sample, and his Hunter's Knife only chipped a few grains from the exceptionally hard stone.
• Xie Wen used his Hunter's Notes to record the Poneglyph, but the entry remained in Ancient Script and contained no Summon Ticket Fragments.