Recaps

Norton gathered a crew, claimed the White Pearl, and killed Saint Ari and the King’s agents, earning a bounty as the King Slayer. He helped Nami free Cocoyasi Village, founded the Norton Pirates, and confronted Kuro’s crew in East Blue.

• Norton escaped a sinking passenger ship with Nami and Sanosuke, then recruited them and claimed a new ship from Funing, the White Pearl.
• Norton killed Mongula, Saint Ari, and the palace agents after Ari seized the kingdom, then fled with the Duke, Funing, and his crew.
• The Marines reported the deaths to Garp, while the Five Elders covered up Ari’s death and placed a bounty on Norton for regicide.
• Norton recruited Zoro after interrupting his fight with Sanosuke, then caught Nami trying to escape with his treasure and warned her Arlong would betray her.
• Arlong took Nami’s treasure and refused to free Cocoyasi Village, so Nami asked Norton to help her take revenge.
• Norton’s crew stormed Arlong Park, defeated Arlong’s fighters, and Nami shot Arlong after Norton burned her charting room.
• Nami returned to Cocoyasi Village, shared her treasure with Arlong’s victims, and joined Norton as his navigator as the crew founded the Norton Pirates.
• Norton’s crew encountered Kuro and the Black Cat Pirates, and Norton stopped Kuro’s Shakushi by pinning his head to the White Pearl’s deck.

Norton gathered the Baratie cooks, Buggy’s crew, and Don Krieg’s fleet under his command, then defeated Garp and led his fleet into the Grand Line. After reaching Granvor, the crew arrived at Birch Town, where masked townspeople burned their boat and Mayor Polido explained the island’s winter and Log Pose delay.

• Norton defeated Kuro and made him serve as secretary and fleet manager, then took Baratie under his command after defeating Zeff and inviting him to seek the All Blue together.
• Norton defeated Smoker and the Marines, recruited Zeff and the Baratie cooks, and earned a 200-million-beli bounty.
• Norton recruited Buggy and took control of Don Krieg’s fleet, then subdued the Mist Whale Big Black and used it to cross the fog-covered waters.
• Norton fought Garp at Loguetown, defeated him after growing stronger during their clashes, and led his pirates away under Big Black’s mist as Ace escaped.
• Norton’s crew received new bounty posters, Sanosuke ate the Bird-Bird Fruit, and the fleet repaired its ships before sailing toward the Grand Line.
• Big Black carried the fleet through the Calm Belt and up Reverse Mountain, where Norton met Crocus and learned that a Log Pose was needed to navigate the Grand Line.
• After setting out from Twin Cape, the fleet endured severe weather and reached Granvor, where Norton and his officers went ashore to scout Birch Town.
• Mayor Polido welcomed Norton’s group, but masked townspeople burned their boat, and Polido said the Log Pose would take a month to record Granvor before winter froze the surrounding sea.