Chapter Summaries

Zhou Yu oversaw Alabasta’s rapid recovery, prompting Cobra to consider a closer future with Hua Country. Meanwhile, Huang Xu and Gao Shun sailed to Reverse Mountain, where Huang Xu crushed a band of bounty hunters and began Hua Country’s effort to seize the strategic gateway.

• Zhou Yu coordinated Alabasta’s reconstruction, restoring water systems, homes, farmland, and the Kingdom Army with Hua Country’s help.
• Cobra recognized Hua Country’s growing influence among Alabasta’s people and told Zhou Yu he wanted to discuss the future of their nations with Chen Yu.
• Huang Xu and Gao Shun led five ships toward Reverse Mountain aboard the Dragon Tooth-class warship Pacify the West to establish a base and monitor the shipping routes.
• Bounty hunters led by Shatterreef Bark and Torrent Hawkins’s men demanded a toll and attacked Huang Xu’s fleet.
• Huang Xu used Silent Gloom to turn cannonballs and three powerful bounty hunters to dust, frightening the remaining crews into fleeing.
• Huang Xu ordered his fleet to clear the waterway and find a site for a fortress and harbor as Zhou Yu and Cobra’s negotiations neared a decisive moment.

Cobra agreed to incorporate Alabasta into the Hua Kingdom as a special autonomous territory, and Vivi accepted a marriage alliance with Emperor Chen Yu. As Vivi sailed west to join the emperor, Hua officials began implementing reforms in Alabasta while Zhou Yu carried Cobra’s secret clue to Pluton back to Chen Yu.

• Zhou Yu proposed Alabasta’s incorporation into the Hua Kingdom, with Cobra remaining its hereditary Grand Duke and Vivi marrying Chen Yu.
• Vivi told Zhou Yu she was willing to leave Alabasta and marry the emperor after he reassured her about the kingdom’s autonomy and traditions.
• Cobra announced Alabasta’s incorporation and Vivi’s marriage to Chen Yu, and the people welcomed the decision as the Hua Kingdom’s flag rose beside Alabasta’s.
• Cobra entrusted Zhou Yu with a bronze box containing a clue to the Ancient Weapon Pluton, asking him to deliver it to Chen Yu.
• A Hua Kingdom fleet escorted Vivi west, while officials began reforms in Alabasta and Zhou Yu returned home with the Pluton clue.
• Ma Chao remained in command at the royal capital, while Huang Xu and Gao Shun secured footholds at Reverse Mountain and Whiskey Peak.

Chen Yu ordered Huang Xu and Gao Shun to seize Whiskey Peak and secure the Grand Line’s entrance, while Hua Country continued integrating Alabasta and Sky Island. Huang Xu and Gao Shun crushed Whiskey Peak’s pirate alliance, took control of the harbor, and raised Hua Country’s flag over the island.

• Chen Yu reviewed Zhou Yu’s report on Alabasta, discussed the World Government’s silence and Sky Island’s progress with Guo Jia, and instructed Huang Xu and Gao Shun to clear Whiskey Peak.
• Orik organized Whiskey Peak’s pirate crews into a fleet of more than thirty ships to attack Hua Country’s forces at Reverse Mountain.
• Huang Xu’s warships entered Strong Liquor Bay, and the Wind Roar Cannon crippled Orik’s flagship while the Storm Crossbow Cannons sank and damaged pirate ships.
• Gao Shun led the Dare-to-Die Battalion ashore and broke the pirates’ resistance, while Huang Xu used his arrows to kill key fighters attempting to resist or flee.
• Orik surrendered, and Huang Xu declared Whiskey Peak under Hua Country’s control, ordered pirates to leave or disband, and oversaw the raising of Hua Country’s flag.

Chen Yu reassured Zhu Yu that she would remain his only empress and gave her the Mythical Zoan Cresselia Fruit to protect her and help maintain peace in the inner palace. After eating it, Zhu Yu awakened its moonlight and tranquility powers and pledged to guard the palace and Hua Country.

• Zhu Yu worked late reviewing arrangements for Vivi’s wedding and Alabasta’s incorporation ceremony.
• Chen Yu visited Zhu Yu, praised her years of service, and promised that her place as empress and in his heart would never change.
• Chen Yu gave Zhu Yu the Cresselia Fruit and explained its powers of moonlight, pleasant dreams, protection, and tranquility.
• Zhu Yu ate the fruit and awakened its powers, sensing emotions and soothing the atmosphere around her.
• Zhu Yu vowed to use her new abilities to protect the inner palace and steady people’s hearts, and Chen Yu embraced her.

After marrying Vivi, Chen Yu traveled to Sky Island to inspect its development and meet its leaders. As he reviewed the island’s defenses, research, and Poneglyphs, the Straw Hat Pirates arrived in the Knock Up Stream, and he ordered his forces to let them reach Upper Yard.

• Chen Yu read reports on Whiskey Peak and Sky Island, then decided to visit the island despite having only just married Vivi.
• Chen Yu sailed from Tianqi City with Dian Wei, Guo Jia, and Zhang Fei and rode the Knock Up Stream to Sky Island, where Guan Yu welcomed him.
• Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang showed Chen Yu how Hua Country had integrated Skypieans and Shandia, established research facilities, and begun monitoring the seas below.
• Chen Yu met Gan Fall and Wyper, inspected the Golden City ruins and Dial research, and heard that seven Poneglyphs included clues about Poseidon and an ancient war.
• A Wind-Listening Guard reported that the Going Merry was ascending toward the White Sea, and Chen Yu ordered Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu to let the Straw Hat Pirates reach Upper Yard.

The Straw Hat Pirates reached Sky Island, now ruled by Hua Country, and discovered that Nico Robin could study the Poneglyphs there. Chen Yu tested the crew, defeated Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji with his Imperial Might, and allowed Robin to examine the stones before the crew had to leave in three days.

• The Going Merry broke through the White-White Sea, and the Straw Hat Pirates arrived safely on Sky Island while Hua Country's guards monitored them from a distance.
• Nami paid an entry fee, and Conis and Mantis registered the crew and guided them toward Upper Yard's archaeological ruins.
• Robin spotted the Poneglyphs, then recognized Chen Yu when he emerged from the restricted area with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, and Dian Wei.
• Luffy challenged Chen Yu, who invited the crew to attack and promised Robin access to the Poneglyphs if they forced him back half a step.
• Chen Yu's Imperial Might stopped Luffy's punch and routed Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji without a strike, then he permitted Robin to examine the Poneglyphs under strict rules.
• Chen Yu ordered the Straw Hat Pirates to leave within three days, while Robin led them to the stones and he reflected that Luffy might shape the storms ahead.

After Robin studied the Poneglyphs on Sky Island, the Straw Hat Pirates left while Chen Yu chose to let Luffy challenge the World Government and sent Zhang Fei after them. Near Long Ring Long Land, Aokiji froze the Straw Hats, but Zhang Fei’s sudden attack freed them and left him facing the Admiral.

• Robin read the Poneglyphs, learned about Poseidon and Joy Boy’s promise, and hid the crucial information from her companions before the Straw Hats departed Sky Island by merchant ship.
• Chen Yu decided Luffy could serve as a variable against the World Government, then learned Zhang Fei had taken an experimental balloon to follow the Straw Hats and ordered his movements monitored.
• Aokiji intercepted the Going Merry near Long Ring Long Land and used Ice Age to freeze the ship and the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Zhang Fei fell from the sky in a flaming attack, clashed with Aokiji, and broke the ice holding the Straw Hats.
• Luffy and the others escaped amid the battle as Zhang Fei and Aokiji prepared to fight again.

Zhang Fei fought Marine Admiral Aokiji in a destructive battle of magma against ice off Long Ring Long Land. They ended the duel without a winner, and the Marines sent records of their clash to Marine Headquarters as Zhang Fei departed.

• Zhang Fei challenged Aokiji to a serious fight, and Aokiji unleashed Ice Age to meet his charge.
• Zhang Fei broke through Aokiji’s ice attacks with his magma and spear, while Aokiji countered with increasingly powerful freezing techniques.
• Aokiji launched Ice Time: Cascade, and Zhang Fei raised a vast magma barrier with Magma Earth Veins to oppose it.
• The Marine warship retreated and reported the battle to Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who ordered the Marines to record it and stay clear.
• Zhang Fei and Aokiji separated after their clash exhausted them, agreed to end the fight for now, and exchanged warnings about their countries.
• Zhang Fei left the battlefield, and Aokiji ordered his crew to return to headquarters with the battle records.

After Zhang Fei and Aokiji’s battle ended in a draw, the Marines debated how to contain Hua Country while the Straw Hat Pirates resolved to grow stronger. Chen Yu dismissed the Marines’ protest and continued preparing Hua Country for the conflicts ahead, including plans involving Water 7, Fish-Man Island, and the Revolutionary Army.

• Aokiji returned to Marineford and reported that Zhang Fei had fought him with Admiral-level strength, prompting Sengoku, Sakazuki, Tsuru, and Garp to discuss Hua Country’s growing threat.
• The Marines chose to reinforce key positions, intensify espionage and diplomatic pressure, accelerate the World Military Draft, and prepare to deploy Dr. Vegapunk’s research.
• Whitebeard welcomed the news of Zhang Fei’s clash with Aokiji, while Shanks wondered how Chen Yu’s ambitions would affect Luffy; the Straw Hat Pirates vowed to train and protect one another.
• Chen Yu learned of the Marine protest and Hua Country’s progress, including Sky Net construction, Dial Technology, Alabasta’s fortresses, and secure supply lines.
• Chen Yu ordered Zhang Fei to discreetly investigate Water 7, Enies Lobby, and Sabaody, and directed Zhao Yun to meet King Neptune while Guo Jia monitored the World Government’s contacts with Doflamingo and the Revolutionary Army.

After recovering from his battle with Aokiji, Zhang Fei set off across the sea while the Marines escalated their preparations against Hua Country. Aboard the Going Merry, the Straw Hats trained and studied as they sailed toward Water 7, unaware of the dangers waiting there.

• Zhang Fei recovered from his injuries, grew slightly stronger, and rode his Magma Skateboard into the night in search of excitement.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to accelerate Pacifista production, strengthen New World defenses, investigate Hua Country, and enter Level-One Combat Readiness.
• Sengoku assigned Akainu to monitor the Whitebeard Pirates and reinforce defenses, ordered Aokiji to recover and analyze Hua Country's fighters, and sent Garp to patrol the Grand Line.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji intensified their sparring aboard the Going Merry while Nami studied weather, Usopp built weapons, and Chopper researched ways to boost physical strength.
• Robin worried about Hua Country's growing reach and sensed danger ahead as the crew sailed toward Water 7, determined to become strong enough to face future threats.

The Straw Hat Pirates sailed toward Water 7, where the Going Merry needed repairs, while Hua Country’s Wind-Listening Guard secretly monitored Cipher Pol No. 9. Guo Jia ordered his agents to warn Iceburg and guide the Straw Hats without exposing Hua Country, while preparing to gain influence over Water 7.

• Usopp confirmed that the Going Merry’s keel was badly warped, and Nami said Water 7 was the only place that could repair it.
• The Straw Hat Pirates reflected on Hua Country’s growing influence as they continued toward Water 7.
• Kaku reported to Rob Lucci that Cipher Pol No. 9 had found no trace of the Pluton Blueprints, and Lucci ordered him to avoid disturbing Water 7 or Galley-La.
• Hua Country’s Wind-Listening Guard revealed that it had monitored Lucci, Kaku, Blueno, and Kalifa for three months.
• After receiving Guo Jia’s orders, the Wind-Listening Guard prepared to warn Iceburg, quietly help the arriving Straw Hat Pirates, and cultivate ties with Galley-La.

Hua Country’s Dark Bird agents warned Iceburg about Cipher Pol No. 9 and supplied the Straw Hat Pirates with provisions and information as they arrived at Water 7. In Sky Island, Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang discussed using the coming conflict at Enies Lobby to undermine the World Government.

• A Dark Bird captain ordered agents to deliver evidence of Cipher Pol No. 9’s infiltration to Iceburg and leave a stocked supply ship for the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Iceburg received an anonymous warning that World Government agents had spent five years pursuing the Pluton Blueprints, and recognized the Dark Bird mark as a sign of Hua Country.
• The Straw Hat Pirates found the supply ship, where Nami discovered provisions and money, and Robin recognized Hua Country’s handwriting in the handbook warning them about Lucci, Kaku, Blueno, and Kalifa.
• Two agents reported the Straw Hat Pirates’ arrival at Water 7 to headquarters.
• Guo Jia marked Enies Lobby on the sand table and told Zhuge Liang that the coming conflict could help expose the World Government’s false image of justice.

The Straw Hats arrived in Water 7 as the Going Merry’s damaged keel worsened, while Robin recognized the danger posed by Cipher Pol No. 9. Iceburg secretly contacted Hua Country and learned that CP9 planned to attack him that night, leaving him to protect Franky and the blueprints with outside help.

• The Going Merry scraped a shoal, and Usopp worried about its badly damaged hull as Nami ordered the crew to exchange money only at the official office and save it for repairs.
• Robin recalled that Rob Lucci, Kaku, Blueno, and Kalifa were Cipher Pol No. 9 agents, then followed the others ashore while Usopp stayed with the Merry.
• After Kalifa left his office, Iceburg used the Dark Bird Den Den Mushi to call Hua Country and asked whether they wanted the Pluton Blueprints.
• Hua Country warned Iceburg that Rob Lucci planned to seize the blueprints that night and revealed that Kalifa had drugged his coffee and Kaku had brought twenty CP9 agents aboard a naval ship.
• Iceburg accepted Hua Country’s help on the condition that he keep Franky’s possession of the blueprints secret, and learned that other World Government spies were also inside the Galley-La Company.

The Straw Hat Pirates exchanged their money in Water 7 and encountered Kaku, while Zoro noticed Hua Country agents secretly protecting them. After a shipwright declared the Going Merry irreparable, Luffy agreed to replace it, and Usopp overheard him as a rift opened between them; meanwhile, Lucci prepared CP9’s midnight attack on Iceburg.

• Nami exchanged the crew’s Beli at the official harbor currency exchange and found its rates better than the black market’s.
• Zoro recognized the Dark Bird emblem on two agents who secretly drove away men watching the crew.
• The Straw Hat Pirates met Kaku at Dock One, and Kaku reported Luffy’s arrival to Lucci, who ordered CP9 to move at midnight after dealing with Iceburg.
• A shipwright told Usopp that the Going Merry’s broken keel and warped framework could not be repaired, so Usopp ran back toward the harbor.
• Luffy arrived at the workshop, heard the shipwright’s verdict, and agreed to get a new ship.
• Usopp overheard Luffy’s decision and confronted him as the crew’s rift began.

Usopp left the Straw Hat Pirates and challenged Luffy to a duel over the Going Merry, set for the next morning. At midnight, Cipher Pol No. 9 attacked Iceburg’s residence as Hua Country’s Wind-Listening Guard began a covert operation to protect him and the Pluton Blueprints.

• Luffy told Usopp the Straw Hat Pirates needed a new ship, and their argument escalated until Luffy nearly ordered Usopp off the ship before Sanji kicked him and forced him to apologize.
• Usopp declared that he was leaving the Straw Hat Pirates and challenged Luffy to a duel at Water 7’s harbor, with the Going Merry as the prize; Luffy accepted, and Zoro forbade anyone from interfering.
• Iceburg prepared for Cipher Pol No. 9’s midnight attack after Hua Country revealed their plan and offered covert protection in exchange for keeping the Pluton Blueprints from the World Government.
• The Wind-Listening Guard captain assigned six operatives to protect Iceburg, contain Cipher Pol No. 9, and provide him a chance to contact Franky without exposing Hua Country’s identity.
• While Luffy and the crew waited aboard the Going Merry and Usopp repaired its hull, midnight arrived and Rob Lucci led Cipher Pol No. 9 into Iceburg’s residence as the Wind-Listening Guard began its operation.

Cipher Pol No. 9 attacked Iceburg for the Pluton blueprints, but Dark Bird intervened and helped him escape while the agents set his mansion ablaze and turned toward Franky. As the Straw Hats faced the coming duel between Luffy and Usopp, Zoro insisted that the captain’s authority could not be compromised, while Usopp continued repairing the Going Merry and prepared for the fight.

• Rob Lucci and Cipher Pol No. 9 revealed their identities to Iceburg and demanded the Pluton blueprints, which Iceburg denied possessing.
• A Wind-Listening Guard sniper shot at Lucci, giving Iceburg time to trigger the alarm; Lucci deduced that Iceburg had passed the blueprints to Franky.
• Lucci ordered Cipher Pol No. 9 to burn Iceburg’s mansion and blame the Straw Hat Pirates, while Dark Bird’s captain sent guards to help Iceburg escape and ordered the others to follow the agents.
• Nami urged Luffy to bring Usopp back, but Zoro and Sanji insisted that the crew had to respect Luffy’s authority and the duel’s outcome.
• Usopp secretly repaired the Going Merry and prepared weapons and traps for his duel with Luffy the next day.

Cipher Pol No. 9 captured Franky but failed to find the Pluton Blueprints, while Luffy defeated Usopp in their duel over the Going Merry and Usopp left the crew. Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang watched events unfold from Hua Country’s intelligence branch and prepared to seize Water 7 after the coming conflict at Enies Lobby.

• Wind-Listening Guard agents rescued Iceburg from the burning Galley-La residence and gave him an encrypted line to reach Franky, but Franky did not answer.
• Cipher Pol No. 9 raided Franky's House, defeated his men, captured Franky, and left without finding the Pluton Blueprints.
• Usopp challenged Luffy to a duel over the Going Merry, and Luffy eventually defeated him after Usopp exhausted his weapons and traps.
• Luffy said the crew would give the Going Merry a proper farewell, then left the dock with Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Chopper, and Robin to find a new ship while Usopp stayed behind sobbing.
• Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang reviewed the Water 7 reports and planned to take control of the city after the Straw Hats attacked Enies Lobby.

Robin left the Straw Hat Pirates under Cipher Pol No. 9’s threat and was taken toward Enies Lobby with Franky, while Luffy set out to rescue her. Chen Yu ordered Hua Country’s forces to prepare around Enies Lobby but not interfere, as its warships secretly approached.

• The Straw Hat Pirates found Robin’s farewell letter, and Luffy resolved to bring her back after Zoro identified the World Government as the likely cause.
• Iceburg learned from Hua Country’s Wind-Listening Guard that Franky was held at a Cipher Pol No. 9 safe house and received a map of its defenses.
• Rob Lucci forced Robin to leave with Cipher Pol No. 9 by threatening the Straw Hat Pirates and Water 7 with a Buster Call; Kaku and Jabra escorted her and Franky toward Enies Lobby.
• Guo Jia reported Robin’s departure to Chen Yu, who ordered Zhou Yu and Gan Ning’s fleet to contain reinforcements and forbade Hua Country from interfering in the Straw Hat Pirates’ fight.
• Fifty Hua Country warships disguised as a merchant convoy sailed through the Calm Belt toward Enies Lobby.

After Iceburg revealed that Cipher Pol No. 9 had taken Robin to Enies Lobby by threatening her with a Buster Call, Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates set out aboard Rocketman to rescue her. Chen Yu ordered Hua Country’s fleet to block outside reinforcements while keeping the Straw Hats’ battle their own, with covert intervention permitted only if Robin faced lethal danger.

• Paulie brought Luffy and the others to Iceburg, who explained that Cipher Pol No. 9 had framed the Straw Hats and forced Robin to leave by threatening to destroy them and Water 7 with a Buster Call.
• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates resolved to rescue Robin after learning she and Franky had been taken aboard Rocket Tom to Enies Lobby.
• Iceburg introduced Kokoro and Rocketman, and the Straw Hats, Paulie, and several Galley-La shipwrights boarded the high-speed train to pursue Robin.
• Chen Yu ordered Zhou Yu and Gan Ning’s fleet to hold off reinforcements outside Enies Lobby and instructed the Wind-Listening Guard to intervene only if Robin faced lethal danger.
• Rocketman raced toward Enies Lobby as Hua Country’s fifty warships revealed themselves in the Calm Belt and aimed their guns toward the island.

Sanji infiltrated the Puffing Tom as Luffy’s crew pursued Robin and Franky toward Enies Lobby. Meanwhile, Zhou Yu deployed Hua Country’s fleet to blockade the surrounding sea routes and await the Buster Call, leaving Sanji aboard the train and the Straw Hats still closing in.

• Sanji planned to sneak aboard the Puffing Tom at Swaying Island Transfer Station while Luffy and the others waited aboard Rocketman for his signal.
• Robin refused to believe Kalifa’s claim that the Straw Hats would abandon her, while Franky defied Jabra and refused to reveal the Pluton Blueprints.
• Lucci ordered CP9 to increase patrols after sensing something following the train, and Sanji slipped into the prisoner train through a maintenance hatch.
• Zhou Yu received intelligence about the pursuit and Sanji’s infiltration, then ordered Hua Country’s fleet to block the sea routes around Enies Lobby and monitor for the Buster Call without intervening.
• The Puffing Tom resumed its journey with Sanji hidden aboard, while Rocketman followed behind and Luffy vowed to reach Robin soon.