Chapter Summaries

Ace reunited with Luffy in a tavern in Nanohana, where Liu Qing learned that Kaido and Perospero had come to Alabasta for him and Smoker explained the Marines’ plan to gather evidence against Crocodile. Kaido learned Liu Qing’s location and flew toward Nanohana, while the other powerful figures set out to watch their coming battle.

• Ace found Luffy in the tavern, and Smoker accidentally smashed Ace through a table while charging after Luffy.
• Luffy greeted Ace, then Smoker explained that he had come to gather evidence of Crocodile’s plot to seize Alabasta.
• Ace warned Liu Qing that Kaido and Perospero had come for him, while Shanks, Marco, and others prepared to protect Luffy.
• Vivi began discussing evidence against Crocodile with Smoker, as Luffy and Ace caught up over food.
• Nico Robin decided she would leave Crocodile and try to join the Straw Hat Pirates after the coming battle.
• Kaido learned Liu Qing was in Nanohana, transformed into an Azure Dragon, and flew there as Crocodile and the others followed.

Smoker secured evidence of Crocodile’s crimes and enlisted the Straw Hat Pirates to help arrest him, but Kaido arrived and challenged Liu Qing to join the Beasts Pirates. Liu Qing refused and followed Kaido to a ruined island to fight him, while the gathered pirates and Marines remained behind.

• Smoker reported Vivi’s evidence to Sengoku, who revoked Crocodile’s Shichibukai status and ordered Smoker to arrest him.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji agreed to help Smoker deal with Crocodile.
• Kaido arrived in Nanohana, dismissed Ace, and offered Liu Qing the position of vice captain in the Beasts Pirates.
• Shanks, Marco, other pirates, and Crocodile gathered as Kaido pressed Liu Qing for an answer.
• Smoker told Crocodile that the government had ordered his arrest, and Crocodile boasted that his Logia powers made him hard to capture.
• Liu Qing refused Kaido’s offer, accepted his challenge, and went with him to a ruined island to fight.

Liu Qing and Kaido fought an escalating battle in the ruins of Yuba, trading Conqueror’s Haki attacks that devastated the city and incapacitated most of the spectators. After rejecting Kaido’s offer to join the Beasts Pirates, Liu Qing used Wood Release to trap Kaido in a vast forest that drained his stamina.

• Crocodile slipped away toward the Alabasta Kingdom’s capital to reach its Poneglyph, while Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Smoker followed him.
• Kaido opened the duel with Thunder Bagua, and Liu Qing met his Conqueror’s Coating with Monster Strength Fist, unleashing a clash that knocked out the spectators.
• Liu Qing struck Kaido with Hakoku, sending him flying and leaving him wounded; Kaido entered his drunken state and grew stronger as the two continued fighting.
• Liu Qing and Kaido used Hakoku against each other, creating an enormous explosion that formed a crater and injured Jozu as the spectators retreated.
• Kaido invited Liu Qing to join the Beasts Pirates, but Liu Qing refused, so Kaido attacked with compressed-air shells and wind blades.
• Liu Qing used Wood Release: Nativity of a World of Trees to turn Yuba into a vast forest that bound Kaido and drained his stamina.

Liu Qing fought Kaido in Alabasta, using Wood Release constructs to withstand the dragon’s attacks. When Kaido’s wind blades overwhelmed the wood golem’s defenses, Liu Qing entered Sage Mode and summoned True Several Thousand Hands, leaving Kaido facing a ten-thousand-meter Buddha statue with thousands of arms.

• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku and Tsuru discussed Liu Qing’s unknown ability while Akainu complained that he had not been sent to Alabasta.
• Kaido transformed into an Azure Dragon, escaped the forest’s restraints, and burned it with Bolo Breath.
• Liu Qing summoned a Wood Golem, and he and Kaido fought with Haki-coated strikes as distant observers fled the shock waves.
• Kaido used Dragon Twister Demolition Gust, sending wind blades through the golem’s defenses toward Liu Qing.
• Liu Qing activated Sage Mode and summoned True Several Thousand Hands, revealing a vast Buddha statue with 9,999 arms and a magazine full of more.

Liu Qing overwhelmed Kaido with True Several Thousand Hands, then defeated his final Flame Bagua charge with Haki-coated arms. After ending the battle, Liu Qing used Wood Release to reinforce the ruined island of Yuba, as a group approached him.

• Perospero reported Liu Qing’s power to Big Mom, who ordered him to return, while Ace refused Marco’s offer to help and sent the Whitebeard Pirates back to the Moby Dick.
• Sengoku ordered Kizaru to arrest Kaido and Crocodile if Kaido lost, as Morgans photographed the fight and anticipated a sensational headline.
• Kaido transformed into his dragon-man form and battled Liu Qing’s True Several Thousand Hands with Kundali: Dragon Swarm, Drunken Thunder: Ragnaraku, and repeated uses of Hakoku.
• Kaido launched Flame Bagua toward Liu Qing, but Liu Qing struck his head with Haki-coated arms, knocked him unconscious, and ended the fight.
• Liu Qing shrank the Buddha statue and used Nativity of a World of Trees to reinforce Yuba’s damaged ground as a group of people walked over.

Liu Qing left Kaido with Kizaru, warned Ace about Blackbeard, and returned to find Crocodile seizing Alubarna. The Straw Hat Pirates, Smoker, Tashigi, and Vivi defeated Baroque Works’ fighters and pursued Crocodile, who revealed he had come to Alabasta seeking the location of Pluton.

• Kizaru took custody of the unconscious Kaido, while Doflamingo offered Liu Qing a partnership and then departed.
• Ace asked Liu Qing to give Luffy his Vivre Card, and Liu Qing warned him to beware of Blackbeard before leaving.
• Crocodile took control of King Nefertari Cobra in Alubarna, but Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Smoker, Tashigi, and Vivi arrived to oppose him.
• Zoro defeated Mr. 1, Sanji defeated Bon Clay, Tashigi defeated Miss Doublefinger, and Smoker defeated Miss Merry Christmas and Mr. 4.
• Luffy broke free of Goldenweek and Gem’s control, defeated them and Mr. 5, and joined the others as Vivi led them toward the royal tombs.
• At the funerary temple, Crocodile told Cobra he sought the Poneglyph’s record of Pluton’s location so he could build the world’s strongest nation.

Pell and Chaka led the Royal Army against Crocodile, while Nico Robin continued translating the inscription in the Funerary Hall. Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Smoker, and Tashigi defeated Crocodile, whom Smoker took into custody, and Vivi thanked the Straw Hats for saving her country.

• Pell and Chaka led the Royal Army into the Funerary Hall to rescue King Cobra, but Crocodile swept them outside with a sandstorm.
• Crocodile told Nico Robin to finish translating the inscription while he went out to fight the Royal Army.
• Vivi arrived with Luffy and the others, and they blocked Crocodile's Desert Spada from striking the Royal Army.
• Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Smoker, and Tashigi used Haki and their strongest attacks to overwhelm Crocodile and knock him unconscious.
• Smoker restrained Crocodile and took him away, while Tashigi told Zoro she would claim his swords when they next met.
• Vivi thanked Luffy and the others, and Luffy told her they had helped because they considered her a friend.

After Crocodile’s arrest, the Straw Hat Pirates celebrated with Vivi and Cobra, then prepared to leave Alabasta. Marines pursued the Going Merry, and the crew fought back as Bon Clay joined them and Liu Qing protected their ship.

• The Royal Army celebrated Crocodile’s arrest, while Nico Robin watched Vivi with envy and left for the Going Merry.
• Luffy and the others feasted at the Royal Palace, and Nami asked Vivi to consider sailing with them.
• Big News Morgans agreed to distribute the Straw Hat Pirates’ wanted posters for Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
• A soldier warned Cobra that Marine warships were approaching Nanohana, and Luffy launched his companions toward the missing Going Merry with Gum-Gum Angry Birds.
• Bon Clay revealed that he had saved the Going Merry, and Lieutenant Kuro ordered the Marines to fire on the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Liu Qing shielded the Going Merry from cannon fire as Bon Clay, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji attacked the warships while Nami and Usopp provided support.

The Straw Hat Pirates escaped the Marines as Vivi stayed in Alabasta, and Garp arrived to confront Luffy before leaving them supplies and training notes. As the crew sailed onward, Nico Robin revealed her past and asked to join, and Luffy welcomed her aboard.

• Jango hypnotized the Marines into attacking, but the Straw Hat Pirates defeated Kuro, the Nyaban Brothers, and Helmeppo while Luffy fought Hina.
• Vivi gave a farewell speech and told the crew she would remain in Alabasta; the Straw Hats answered by showing the X marks on their raised arms.
• Liu Qing warned that Garp was nearby, so Luffy and the others returned to the Going Merry, where Vivi said goodbye from shore.
• Garp struck Luffy, sent Hina and the Marines away, and left the crew Six Powers and Haki notebooks along with a Den Den Mushi before taking Bon Clay and the others with him.
• Nico Robin appeared aboard the Going Merry, told the crew about her past, and asked to join; Luffy accepted her as a crewmate.

Robin joined the Straw Hat Pirates after explaining that her knowledge of Ancient Script could help them reach Laugh Tale, and the crew received new bounties before setting sail for another island. When the Log Pose pointed skyward, Robin described the legend of Sky Island, and a falling ship wreck confirmed that the story might be true.

• Robin offered her knowledge of Ancient Script to the crew, and Nami agreed to accept her after taking her gems.
• The crew received their new bounty posters, including Liu Qing's 2 billion Beli bounty, and celebrated together.
• The crew reached an island, where Chopper practiced with his Rumble Balls while Liu Qing slept aboard the Going Merry.
• The next day, Nami noticed that the Log Pose pointed toward the sky, and Robin explained the legend of Sky Island.
• A wrecked pirate ship fell toward the Going Merry, and Zoro split it apart with a sword slash, leaving a chunk of gold on deck.
• Nami grabbed Zoro and berated him for destroying the ship before they could search it for treasure.

The Straw Hats reached Jaya Island while searching for clues to Sky Island, and Liu Qing confronted the Blackbeard Pirates after learning they had captured Ace. The chapter ended with Liu Qing launching an attack on Blackbeard and his crew.

• Liu Qing raised the sunken pirate ship on a Wood Golem, and Nami found treasure worth over 500 million Beli.
• The Ape King gave Nami a Log Pose to Jaya Island in exchange for the wreckage, and the Straw Hats sailed there.
• Liu Qing warned the crew about Jaya's lawlessness, left a Wood Clone to guard the Going Merry, and stopped Luffy from taking a poisoned apple offered by Doc Q.
• Liu Qing sent Nami and the others to search for Sky Island clues as Blackbeard and his crew arrived and tried to recruit him.
• Blackbeard revealed that he had captured Ace and planned to send him to Marine Headquarters, so Liu Qing began fighting with the Wildwood Stakes Technique.

Liu Qing overwhelmed Blackbeard Teach and his crew, but let them escape after Teach used Black Vortex and Liberation to cover their retreat. Meanwhile, Luffy and the others learned how to reach Sky Island, found a South Bird, and prepared to ride the Knock Up Stream the next morning.

• Liu Qing ambushed Blackbeard Teach, struck him with Conqueror's Coating, and used Wood clones to defeat Jesus Burgess, Van Augur, Lafitte, and Doc Q.
• Teach swallowed nearby objects with Black Vortex and hurled them at Liu Qing with Liberation, then fled with his companions while Liu Qing blocked the debris.
• Robin identified Mont Blanc Cricket as Noland's descendant, and Luffy asked him how to reach Sky Island.
• Cricket told the group to find a South Bird to navigate south, and the crew found one that also wanted to go to Sky Island.
• Cricket explained that a Knock Up Stream would appear south of Jaya Island the next morning, and the group reunited with Liu Qing before returning to the Going Merry for the night.

Nami worked out how the Knock Up Stream formed and guided the Going Merry into its path. The ship rode the current skyward, and the crew headed for the clouds where Sky Island might lie.

• Nami explained the underwater volcano behind the Knock Up Stream and organized the crew to locate its outlet.
• Liu Qing used his Wood Dragon to move the Going Merry to the position Nami identified as small Knock Up Streams erupted.
• A massive whirlpool formed and then subsided before a huge water pillar launched the Going Merry into the sky.
• Nami directed the crew to adjust the sails and align the ship with the wind and current as its hull broke free of the water pillar.
• Luffy urged the crew toward the Milky Road beyond the clouds, where Nami said Sky Island might be.

The Going Merry reached the White Sea, where the crew recovered from the climb and learned more about the sky above. At Heaven’s Gate, the gatekeeper Amazon demanded an enormous entry fee, leaving Nami furious.

• The Going Merry landed on the White Sea, and Chopper revived Usopp after he stopped breathing from the high altitude.
• Nami checked the Log Pose, and the crew decided to keep sailing upward toward the Sky Island.
• Gan Fall introduced himself as the Sky Knight, explained the White Sea and White-White Sea, and gave the crew a whistle for help in exchange for a fee.
• The crew reached Heaven’s Gate and met Amazon, who asked whether they had come to sightsee or invade.
• Amazon demanded an entry fee of one billion per person, and Nami angrily accused her of extortion.

The Straw Hats arrived at Angel Beach in the Sky Island, where they met Conis and learned about the island and its ruler, Enel. When Nami disappeared after riding a Waver, the crew suspected she had entered God's Island, and Zoro's challenge to God immediately drew a lightning strike that he cut apart.

• Amazon sent the Straw Hats to the Sky Island on an Express Shrimp, then secretly reported their illegal entry to the priests and Divine Soldiers.
• The crew explored the soft cloud ground, and Conis introduced herself, reclaimed her pet fox Sisi from Zoro, and welcomed them to Angel Beach.
• Conis's father arrived on a Waver and crashed into a Coconut Jelly tree; Liu Qing learned to ride it, then Luffy and Nami took turns.
• After Nami failed to return, Conis warned that she might have entered Upper Yard, also known as God's Island, where Enel ruled.
• Zoro questioned whether God lived up to his name, prompting a lightning strike that he deflected with One Sword Style: 36 Pound Phoenix.

After defeating the White Berets, Luffy and his crew challenged Enel, and Luffy awakened Conqueror's Haki while shielding Conis from a lightning strike. They reached Upper Yard, recognized it as the legendary Golden City of Shandora, and headed toward the island's center to confront Enel.

• Nami struck McKinley, and Luffy defeated the White Berets after they threatened to arrest the crew; Conis warned them that they had to face God's Trial.
• Conis led Luffy and the others to the harbor and confessed that she had to guide criminals to God's Island, drawing Enel's lightning toward her.
• Luffy awakened Conqueror's Haki, overwhelmed the nearby residents, and shattered the lightning pillar with a Haki-coated punch to save Conis.
• Enel sensed Luffy's powerful presence from the Temple of God, grew furious, and decided to wait for the crew to reach him.
• The crew sailed the Going Merry to Upper Yard, where Robin and Liu Qing identified the land as the missing half of Jaya and the legendary Golden City of Shandora.
• Luffy led the crew toward the center of Upper Yard to defeat Enel before investigating the island further.

The Straw Hat Pirates faced Enel’s four Priests while the Shandians advanced toward the Temple of God from the opposite side. Chopper, Sanji, and Usopp defeated three Priests, leaving Ohm as the last opponent.

• Wyper learned that Luffy’s group was heading to Upper Yard, then allied with Gan Fall and planned a direct attack on Enel’s temple.
• Enel sent the four Priests to intercept the Straw Hat Pirates and chose to confront the Shandians himself.
• The four Priests challenged Luffy’s group to God’s Trial, and Liu Qing encouraged Chopper to face Gedatsu.
• Chopper knocked Gedatsu into the Swamp Ordeal, and Sanji defeated Satori with a powerful kick.
• Usopp overcame his fear, used Observation Haki to predict Shura’s movement, and struck him with Firebird Star and Oil Star.
• With Gedatsu, Satori, and Shura defeated, only Ohm remained among the Priests.

Zoro defeated Ohm as the Straw Hat Pirates continued toward Enel, while Conis, Gan Fall, Wyper, and their allied forces attacked Upper Yard. Wyper and Gan Fall appeared to kill Enel with modified Reject Dials, but Enel revived and unleashed a storm of lightning against them.

• Zoro defeated Ohm with Three-Sword Style: Gyuki-Brave Claws, and Liu Qing urged the group onward to find Enel.
• Conis, Gan Fall, Wyper, and the Angel Island and Shandia forces stormed Gate One and entered Upper Yard.
• Enel revealed his plan to destroy Sky Island and began charging the Ark Maxim as dark clouds gathered overhead.
• Gan Fall and Wyper struck Enel with three modified Reject Dials, apparently stopping his heart.
• Enel revived aboard the Ark Maxim, then summoned countless lightning pillars against Gan Fall, Wyper, and their followers.

Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates confronted Enel after Liu Qing, Zoro, Nico Robin, and Chopper rescued people from his lightning attack. Enel transformed into a giant of lightning and summoned Raigo, leaving Sky Island facing destruction.

• Zoro, Nico Robin, and Liu Qing used their abilities to shield and rescue the Shandians and the people of Angel Island from Enel's lightning.
• Luffy reached Enel aboard the Ark Maxim and proved immune to his lightning, then attacked him while Enel dodged and fought back with a trident.
• Enel kicked Luffy from the ship, raised the Ark Maxim, and began gathering a thundercloud to destroy Sky Island.
• Liu Qing sent Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro to stop Enel, while Nami spotted the cloud-making device and told Usopp to destroy it.
• Enel transformed into his 200 Million Volts: Amaru form, but Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji broke his lightning trident and injured him before he escaped to the Ark Maxim.
• Enel revealed his hatred of Sky Island and summoned Raigo, a huge ball of lightning that began descending over the island.

Liu Qing destroyed Enel’s descending lightning sphere with Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, saving Sky Island and making the spectacle visible across the Grand Line. The blast revealed the Golden Bell and a Poneglyph, while Robin discovered its message about Poseidon and Roger’s inscription, and Luffy added his own declaration before urging the crew onward toward Laugh Tale.

• Zoro rescued Luffy and leaped down with Sanji as Enel sent his enormous lightning sphere toward Sky Island and flew toward the moon.
• Liu Qing summoned True Several Thousand Hands and smashed the lightning sphere, whose explosion was witnessed by people across the Grand Line.
• The blast exposed the Golden Bell and a Poneglyph, and the bell’s ring reached Jaya Island, where Cricket celebrated that Noland had not been a liar.
• Robin read the Poneglyph’s message mentioning Poseidon and translated Roger’s inscription, while Wyper recognized the tablet as a relic his people had long sought.
• Luffy carved his name and Pirate King ambition beside Roger’s message, and Robin reflected that the Poneglyphs could guide her to the missing history at Laugh Tale.