Chapter Summaries

After Sky Island’s inhabitants celebrated their peace with an all-night banquet, Luffy, Liu Qing, Nami, and Robin planned to steal gold from the Golden Bell and return to the Blue Sea. They carried two enormous pillars to the Going Merry, where Liu Qing cut them into bricks and Robin moved them into the ship’s storeroom.

• Luffy called for a banquet to celebrate Sky Island’s safety, and Priests, angels, and Shandians celebrated together.
• Wyper gave Usopp a backpack of Dials, while Luffy, Nami, and Liu Qing secretly agreed to take gold from the Golden Bell after everyone fell asleep.
• Robin joined their plan, and after the banquet ended, the group quietly woke their crewmates and explained the scheme.
• The Straw Hat Pirates carried two enormous gold pillars to the Going Merry, with Liu Qing and Luffy and Zoro helping transport them.
• Liu Qing cut the pillars into gold bricks, and Robin used her ability to move them into the Going Merry’s storeroom, weighing the ship down.

The Straw Hats left Sky Island aboard the Going Merry, but the ship began plummeting toward the Blue Sea after the Balloon Octopus released it. Liu Qing used wooden wings to slow their fall, and the crew continued safely toward the sea with their gold and new plans for their wealth.

• Conis guided the Going Merry through Cloud's End, and the crew said goodbye to Sky Island as they headed back to the Blue Sea.
• A Balloon Octopus caught the Going Merry and carried it downward, but released it after ten hours in the sky.
• As the Going Merry fell, Liu Qing used Wood Release: Gliding Wings to slow the ship and keep it from crashing.
• Robin agreed to give a relationship with Liu Qing a try, while Sanji protested and Nami teased them.
• The crew celebrated their safe descent and discussed spending their gold, with Luffy wanting a statue and Usopp and Sanji proposing other purchases.

The Straw Hats arrived at Navarone Fortress, where Vice Admiral Jonathan discovered their identities and prepared to attack. Garp intervened by Den Den Mushi to persuade Jonathan to let them leave, and Liu Qing arranged to meet Garp in Water 7.

• The Going Merry landed at Navarone Fortress, and Jonathan questioned the crew while Nami pretended they were tourists swept up by the Knock Up Stream.
• Jonathan ordered Drake to inspect the ship, then had the sail lowered, revealing the Straw Hat flag and exposing the crew as pirates.
• Jonathan ordered the Marines to attack, but Liu Qing used a Den Den Mushi to connect him with Garp, who warned that fighting Liu Qing could destroy the fortress.
• Garp urged Jonathan to let the Straw Hats go, and Jonathan reluctantly ordered the Marines to stand down and open the sea gate.
• As the Going Merry prepared to leave, Liu Qing asked Garp to meet him in Water 7, and Garp agreed to arrive within a day and a half after they reached it.

The Straw Hat Pirates debated replacing the Going Merry because it struggled in the Grand Line, and agreed to preserve it by merging it with a new ship at Water 7. As they reached an inexplicably frozen island, Robin feared that Marine Admiral Kuzan was nearby.

• Nami proposed dividing the gold, but Liu Qing and Robin pointed out that the Going Merry was struggling to sail and the crew needed a stronger ship.
• Zoro and Sanji agreed that the Going Merry could no longer keep up, upsetting Usopp, who feared the crew would abandon their companion.
• Liu Qing offered to carry the Going Merry aboard a new ship or merge the two ships, and Luffy chose the merger so the Going Merry could continue their adventures.
• Nami agreed to save the gold for a shipyard, and Robin suggested Water 7 for its shipwrights; Luffy also wanted to recruit a musician.
• Usopp spotted an ice-covered island, and Robin suspected Kuzan had frozen it; Liu Qing comforted her as the Going Merry approached shore.

The Straw Hats landed on a frozen island and discovered that its animals and plants were unusually long. After Luffy chopped down towering bamboo poles, he rescued an old man named Tonjit, who explained that they had been his stilts.

• Nami and Zoro suggested confronting the Marine Admiral if he was on the island, but Luffy led the crew ashore to investigate first.
• Liu Qing made ice skates, and the crew skied across the frozen island before spotting its giant-length animals and plants.
• Usopp spotted a house, and Luffy found two enormous bamboo poles beside it and began chopping them down despite Nami's warning.
• Luffy used Gum-Gum Grab to pull a ragged old man from the bamboo, and Nami shook him awake.
• The old man introduced himself as Tonjit and explained that he had spent ten years stranded atop stilts that had taken root and grown taller.

Luffy and his companions explored a frozen pirate ship and found Admiral Kuzan aboard it. Kuzan explained that he had come to see Nico Robin, who declared that she would stay with her companions, while Kuzan chose to rest instead of fighting.

• Tonjit thanked Luffy for saving him, then invited the Straw Hat Pirates into his house before Luffy led everyone away to explore the island.
• Luffy and his companions found a fox-themed pirate ship frozen in the ice, and Luffy boarded it to inspect the crew trapped aboard.
• Liu Qing sensed a powerful presence inside the ship and warned the group that the Marine Admiral who froze the island might be there.
• Kuzan appeared on deck and said he had come to see how Nico Robin was living after letting her go years earlier.
• Robin told Kuzan she would not run away again and that she belonged with her companions and Liu Qing.
• Kuzan teased Nami with an invitation to dinner, prompting Sanji to confront him, but Kuzan lay down and said he did not want to fight.

Kuzan confronted the Straw Hat Pirates on Long Ring Long Land and tested whether they would abandon Robin, but the crew refused and fought him together. After their opening attacks briefly caught him off guard, Kuzan froze Zoro, Sanji, and a shrunken Luffy, leaving the rest of the crew facing him.

• Usopp, Chopper, and Nami urged Luffy to leave, but Liu Qing warned Zoro and Sanji that Kuzan had come for Robin.
• Kuzan admitted he intended to arrest the crew and offered to let them go if they abandoned Robin, but Liu Qing, Zoro, and Luffy refused.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji attacked Kuzan, and the other Straw Hat Pirates joined in, using their attacks to block his ice spears and briefly dishevel him.
• Kuzan recognized that the entire crew knew Armament Haki and decided to defeat them before finding a chance to leave.
• Kuzan froze Zoro and Sanji with Ice Time, then froze Luffy after Gear Third left him shrunken.

Chopper ate his third Rumble Ball to protect his frozen companions and fought Kuzan after losing his reason, while Liu Qing considered the Straw Hat Pirates’ need for two years of training. The chapter ended with Liu Qing freeing Robin, Nami, and Usopp from the ice as cracks spread around Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji.

• Zoro and Sanji broke out of Kuzan’s ice and attacked him, but he dodged their strikes and blocked or froze the attacks from Robin, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper.
• Kuzan used Ice Time to freeze the Straw Hat Pirates, leaving only Liu Qing and Chopper outside the ice.
• Chopper refused Kuzan’s offer to spare the others if Robin was abandoned, ate his third Rumble Ball, and soon lost control of himself.
• Chopper fought Kuzan, repeatedly breaking free when Kuzan froze him, while Liu Qing decided the crew would need two years of training in locations such as Torino Kingdom, Boin Archipelago, and Weatheria.
• As cracks appeared around Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, Liu Qing shattered the ice around Robin, Nami, and Usopp.

Liu Qing and Robin saved Chopper from Kuzan’s attack, while Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji broke free and unleashed newly awakened strength. The three launched a coordinated assault on Kuzan, who reflected on Robin’s place among them as their attacks closed in.

• Liu Qing stopped Kuzan’s ice bird with Hakoku while Robin pulled the exhausted Chopper to safety.
• The shock wave shattered the ice trapping Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, and each emerged with a surge of power.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji prepared to fight Kuzan, while Liu Qing promised to protect them and took Robin and Chopper aside.
• Zoro attacked Kuzan with Asura: Demon Nine Flash, and Kuzan raised massive ice spikes to block the slashes.
• Luffy smashed through the ice spikes with Gum-Gum: Giant Gatling, and Sanji charged through a gap with Diable Jambe: Rotten Meat.
• Kuzan watched their attacks approach and wondered where his own path lay as he saw Robin with Liu Qing.

Kuzan tested Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, then ended their fight after confirming Robin had found where she belonged. Liu Qing bound Kuzan and let the others beat him to help Robin move past her fear; afterward, they joined the Straw Hats aboard the frozen pirate ship to retrieve food.

• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji attacked Kuzan, but he reformed after being cut apart and fought them until he chose to stop.
• Kuzan told Robin he had come to see whether she would abandon the crew, and Robin vowed to fulfill Ohara's scholars' dream.
• Liu Qing restrained Kuzan with Wood Release, and Kuzan reluctantly let the group beat him rather than fight Liu Qing alone.
• After Robin laughed and grew more cheerful, Liu Qing released Kuzan, whose face soon recovered through Life Return.
• Liu Qing, Robin, and Kuzan boarded the pirate ship and found Luffy and the others breaking ice to get at the frozen food.

Liu Qing considered how to gain enough strength to protect Robin and plotted to obtain Byrnndi World's More-More Fruit through Blackbeard and Impel Down. The Straw Hats sailed onward after a night of celebration, then encountered a Sea Train and a lighthouse beside a small house.

• At the banquet, Liu Qing decided that the More-More Fruit could greatly amplify his Sage Art and considered contacting Blackbeard to reach Impel Down and take it from Byrnndi World.
• Robin joined Liu Qing at the banquet, and a clone of Liu Qing urged Aokiji to seek him out if he lost faith in the Marines.
• The next morning, the Straw Hats trained aboard the Going Merry while Chopper continued recovering from his rampage.
• A Sea Train thundered across the water and knocked away a giant frog that tried to punch it.
• Usopp spotted a lighthouse and a small house, and Luffy told Sanji to steer the Going Merry toward them.

The Straw Hats met Kokoro and Chimney, learned that the Log Pose pointed toward Water 7, and set sail there to find a shipwright for the Going Merry. In Water 7, Celestial Dragon Saint Echarri arrived and ordered Mayor Iceburg to take him to the city's best shipyard.

• Nami befriended Kokoro and Chimney with Sanji's food, and Kokoro explained the Sea Train's routes and Water 7's shipbuilding reputation.
• Kokoro gave Luffy a map of Water 7 and a letter of introduction for Iceburg, and Luffy announced the crew would go there to find a shipwright.
• The Going Merry sailed toward Water 7 as Luffy and the crew waved goodbye to Kokoro and Chimney.
• Saint Echarri arrived in Water 7 aboard a luxurious ship, accompanied by CP0 agents and a chained slave.
• Iceburg greeted Saint Echarri at the harbor, and the Celestial Dragon ordered him to lead the way to the best shipyard.

The Straw Hat Pirates arrived in Water 7 and clashed with CP0 after Saint Echarri ordered them to capture Robin, Nami, and Chopper. Liu Qing fought CP0 captain Ma Tongshuazhi while Luffy and the others battled the remaining agents, and the fight continued as CP0 tried to regroup.

• The Going Merry docked beside Saint Echarri's ship, and he ordered CP0 to seize Robin and Nami as his wives and Chopper as his pet.
• Liu Qing struck a CP0 agent when the group demanded the Straw Hat Pirates surrender their crewmates, sending Water 7's civilians fleeing in panic.
• Ma Tongshuazhi ordered CP0 to attack the Straw Hats while reserving Liu Qing for himself, and Liu Qing charged the Admiral-level agent.
• Zoro's Three-Sword Style attack defeated three CP0 agents, while Luffy, Sanji, Nami, Robin, Usopp, and Chopper launched attacks against the rest.
• The CP0 agents recognized the Straw Hats' strength and decided to spread out, but Zoro saw their plan and prepared to stop them.

The Straw Hat Pirates fought CP0 at Water 7 while the World Government and Marines rushed reinforcements to protect Saint Echarri. CP9 joined the battle, but Luffy and the others quickly defeated them, leaving CP0 captain Ma Tongshuazhi still facing Liu Qing.

• Chopper blocked a CP0 agent’s Finger Pistol with his enhanced fur while CP0 guards reported the fight to the Five Elders.
• Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro ordered Sengoku to send an Admiral to Water 7, and Sengoku dispatched Kizaru.
• The Five Elders ordered Spandam to reinforce CP0, and Rob Lucci, Kaku, and Kalifa ate Devil Fruits before CP9 headed to the harbor.
• Luffy’s group had already incapacitated most of CP0, while Liu Qing and Ma Tongshuazhi continued fighting cautiously to avoid harming bystanders or Saint Echarri.
• Rob Lucci attacked Luffy but was knocked into a wall by one Gum-Gum Giant Pistol, and Liu Qing sent three Wood Clones toward Saint Echarri while blocking Ma Tongshuazhi.
• Zoro struck at Blueno and Fukurou, Nami’s group knocked Kalifa unconscious, and Sanji sent Kaku flying unconscious with a Mincemeat Kick.

Liu Qing captured Saint Echarri and negotiated with the Five Elders, who agreed to provide two prisoners, Treasure Tree Adam, and ten billion Beli in exchange for his safe release. The Straw Hat Pirates then found Mayor Iceburg and headed with him to his office to discuss building a ship, while Kizaru watched over the captive Celestial Dragon.

• Liu Qing's clones defeated the CP0 guards and Spandam, then bound Saint Echarri with Wood Release and brought him to Liu Qing.
• Kizaru arrived and contacted the Five Elders, who agreed to Liu Qing's demands: Blackbeard, Marshall D. Teach, and Byrnndi World, enough Treasure Tree Adam for a ship, and ten billion Beli.
• The Five Elders ordered Kizaru and Ma Tongshuazhi to watch Liu Qing and ensure Saint Echarri was not harmed; Kizaru accepted after being promised a bonus.
• Nami learned that Mayor Iceburg had guided Saint Echarri, and the Straw Hat Pirates went to Iceburg with Kokoro's envelope.
• Iceburg agreed to help the Straw Hat Pirates build a large pirate ship and led them to his office, while Kizaru followed to watch Saint Echarri and Ma Tongshuazhi treated the wounded at the harbor.

Luffy and the others arranged for a ship to be built from Treasure Tree Adam wood and explored Water 7 after selling their gold. As the Straw Hat Pirates returned to the Going Merry, they found Zoro lost in the city and went to retrieve him, while CP9 planned to kidnap Franky to obtain the Pluton Blueprints.

• Iceburg discussed the ship with Luffy and the others, and Liu Qing offered Treasure Tree Adam wood in exchange for a labor-cost estimate.
• After the Straw Hat Pirates left, Iceburg considered their wanted posters while worrying that the World Government was watching him and Franky.
• The Straw Hat Pirates sold their gold for 700 million Beli and split up to explore Water 7; Liu Qing took Robin sightseeing while Kizaru secretly recorded them and sent the footage to Sengoku, Akainu, and Kuzan.
• Spandam urged CP9 to kidnap Franky and force him to reveal who held the Pluton Blueprints, and Rob Lucci agreed to make their move that night after recovering.
• When the Straw Hat Pirates returned to the Going Merry, they noticed Zoro was missing, located him wandering in circles, and Nami scolded him for getting lost.

CP9 captured Franky, but Liu Qing and the Straw Hat Pirates stopped them and learned that the World Government was targeting Iceburg and Franky over secret blueprints. Liu Qing secured the Five Elders’ agreement to put Water 7 under his protection, while Franky joined the Straw Hat Pirates as their shipwright.

• CP9 abducted Franky at Dock 1, but Iceburg alerted the Straw Hat Pirates, and Liu Qing pulled the group out of Blueno’s Air Door before they could escape.
• The Straw Hat Pirates defeated the injured CP9 members, rescued Franky, and followed Iceburg to his home.
• Iceburg explained that their master had entrusted him with important blueprints sought by the World Government, and urged Franky to leave Water 7 with the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Liu Qing offered to protect Water 7 and Iceburg in exchange for Franky joining the crew, and Franky agreed after Iceburg promised to lead the Franky Family.
• Liu Qing called the Five Elders and secured their agreement to protect Water 7 and announce that it was under his protection.
• After Liu Qing hung up, the Five Elders blamed Jaygarcia Saturn Saint for the ringtone and beat him.

Liu Qing completed the exchange in Water 7, obtained Byrnndi World's More-More Fruit, and ate it himself, alarming the Five Elders. As the Straw Hat Pirates began building their new ship, the World Government ordered Ace moved to Mary Geoise and arranged for Water 7 to be placed under Liu Qing’s protection.

• Saint Shepherd Sommers delivered the Treasure Tree Adam and ten billion Beli to Water 7, where Liu Qing told Luffy and the others to take the timber for their new ship.
• Liu Qing asked Blackbeard to extract the Devil Fruit from Byrnndi World, and Blackbeard agreed on the condition that Liu Qing stay out of his coming battle with Whitebeard.
• Blackbeard extracted the More-More Fruit from Byrnndi World, but Sommers failed to stop Liu Qing from swallowing it; Liu Qing immediately gained its hundredfold amplification ability.
• Sommers informed the Five Elders that Liu Qing had eaten a second Devil Fruit, and they agreed not to provoke him and ordered the Marines to transfer Ace to Mary Geoise.
• The Straw Hat Pirates finished unloading the timber, Liu Qing brought the Going Merry to Dock 1, and the World Government asked Morgans to announce their new bounties and Water 7’s protection under Liu Qing.

After Garp arrived in Water 7, Liu Qing told Luffy that Ace had been captured and was scheduled for execution, then learned that Ace had already been transferred to Mary Geoise. The Straw Hats resolved to train and rescue Ace, while Liu Qing sent a clone with Garp to seek a way to swap him back.

• The Straw Hat Pirates read their updated bounty posters, and Luffy laughed while the crew teased Sanji about his photo.
• As the Thousand Sunny neared completion, Garp arrived in Water 7 and used Observation Haki to search for Luffy, but Liu Qing blocked it.
• Garp greeted Luffy with a powerful punch, then Liu Qing revealed that Ace had been captured and was due to be executed in half a month.
• Liu Qing proposed using a transformed Wood Clone to replace Ace, but Garp said Ace had been transferred from Impel Down to Mary Geoise two days earlier.
• Luffy's companions promised to help rescue Ace and train harder, while Liu Qing sent a clone with Garp to Mary Geoise to discuss a possible exchange.

Liu Qing and Garp met with the Five Elders in Mary Geoise, where Liu Qing proposed a plan involving a clone of Ace. The Five Elders agreed to hand over the real Ace, leaving Liu Qing to guarantee that he would never appear before the world again.

• Franky and the shipwrights completed the Thousand Sunny, and Nami settled on its name as Water 7 prepared for Aqua Laguna.
• Garp brought Liu Qing's clone to meet the Five Elders in Mary Geoise, where Liu Qing witnessed Celestial Dragons abusing slaves.
• Liu Qing told the Five Elders that he intended to live peacefully with Nico Robin after she fulfilled her dream, then challenged their fear of the past coming to light.
• Liu Qing accused the Five Elders of planning to use Ace's execution to provoke Whitebeard and destabilize the New World.
• Liu Qing offered to replace Ace with an indistinguishable clone, and the Five Elders agreed to bring him the real Ace on the condition that he never appear before the world again.