Chapter Summaries

Shiraishi and the Straw Hats escaped Laboon’s stomach after stopping Vivi and Mr. 9 from attacking the whale, and Crocus explained Laboon’s promise to the pirate crew that left it behind. The crew received a Log Pose and gathered at Twin Cape, where they discovered Luffy had dismantled the Going Merry’s mainmast.

• Shiraishi recognized Aizen in a newspaper photograph, then Crocus explained that Laboon was ramming the Red Line and used a sedative to stop it.
• Luffy knocked out Vivi and Mr. 9 after they fired rockets at Laboon, and Crocus told the crew that Laboon had waited fifty years for the pirates who promised to return.
• The Going Merry left Laboon’s stomach, and Vivi and Mr. 9 swam away while threatening the pirates and Crocus.
• Crocus gave the crew a Log Pose and invited them to tea at the lighthouse on Twin Cape.
• Unohana noticed that Luffy had taken down the Going Merry’s mainmast, shocking Usopp, Zoro, Sanji, and Nami.

The Straw Hat Pirates left Twin Cape after Luffy renewed Laboon’s hope and Crocus gave them a replacement Log Pose. They survived the Grand Line’s punishing weather and arrived at Whisky Peak, where an overly enthusiastic crowd welcomed them.

• Luffy fought Laboon, declared their clash a draw, and promised to return after sailing around the Grand Line, giving Laboon a new reason to wait.
• Luffy painted the Straw Hat Pirates’ emblem on Laboon, and Nami kicked Luffy and Sanji into the sea after they broke the Log Pose; Crocus lent them another one.
• Luffy agreed to take Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday aboard, while Shiraishi decided to split the group’s plans so he could pursue Robin at Whisky Peak.
• Nami directed the crew through rapidly changing weather, snow, fog, and rough seas while Zoro slept through the ordeal.
• The Going Merry reached Whisky Peak, where Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday leapt into the water and a cheering crowd welcomed the Straw Hat Pirates.

The Straw Hats escaped Whisky Peak after Zoro defeated the Baroque Studio bounty hunters, while Vivi joined them after her ship was destroyed. As the Going Merry sailed into the fog, Nico Robin appeared aboard as Miss All Sunday.

• Usopp, Zoro, Nami, and Luffy enjoyed the town's feast while Shiraishi and Retsu Unohana spent time together outside Whisky Peak.
• Zoro confronted Mr. 8 and the Baroque Studio agents, then defeated their attackers, including Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine.
• Nico Robin watched the battle from a giant turtle and reflected on her work with Crocodile and her help to Princess Vivi.
• Luffy and the others learned that Igaram's ship had exploded, and Nami comforted Vivi before the crew hurried to leave Whisky Peak.
• Shiraishi and Retsu Unohana returned to the Going Merry as it sailed away, and Nico Robin revealed herself aboard the ship as Miss All Sunday.

The Straw Hats rejected Nico Robin’s offer of a safe route and continued toward Little Garden, while Retsu Unohana traveled with Robin to investigate Aizen in Alabasta. The crew reached the dangerous island, where Shiraishi went ashore and Luffy eagerly prepared for an adventure.

• Nico Robin disarmed the Straw Hats, returned Luffy’s hat, and offered Vivi an eternal pose to a safe route, but Luffy destroyed it and refused to change course.
• Retsu Unohana left with Robin for Alabasta to investigate Aizen, and Robin revealed that Crocodile was already investigating the mysterious man who could grant powers like those of a devil fruit.
• Nami reassured Vivi that the crew accepted her, and the Straw Hats relaxed together aboard the Going Merry as they sailed toward Little Garden.
• The crew reached Little Garden, where Nami and Usopp panicked at signs of danger while Shiraishi went into the jungle and Luffy asked Sanji to pack him lunch.

On Little Garden, the Straw Hats met the giants Dorry and Brogy, who had fought for a century over their honor. After Dorry's drink exploded and left him badly injured, he suspected Luffy and Vivi, and Luffy prepared to fight him.

• Luffy, Vivi, Zoro, and Sanji explored Little Garden while Nami and Usopp stayed aboard the Going Merry; Nami discovered the Log Pose would take a year to record the island.
• Brogy greeted Nami and Usopp, while Dorry welcomed Luffy and Vivi and explained that he and Brogy had dueled for a hundred years over their strength and glory.
• Dorry and Brogy fought fiercely after the volcano erupted, then stopped and returned to their territories until their next duel.
• Dorry told Luffy and Vivi that they could try sailing onward without waiting for the Log Pose to finish recording Little Garden.
• Dorry drank from a barrel of booze, which exploded inside him and severely wounded him; he suspected Luffy and Vivi, and Luffy took a fighting stance to calm him down.

Mr. 3 and Baroque Works sabotaged Dorry and Brogy’s duel to capture the giants, while Luffy and the Straw Hats struggled to find each other in the jungle. The chapter ended with Mr. 3 trapping Brogy in wax after Brogy defeated Dorry.

• Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek received orders to target someone, and Mr. 3 plotted to capture the giants with Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine.
• Luffy and Vivi tried to stop Dorry from continuing his duel, but Dorry pinned Luffy beneath a skeleton and went to fight Brogy.
• Nami and Usopp set out to find Luffy, while Zoro wandered through the jungle dragging a triceratops.
• Mr. 3 spread wax beneath Dorry’s feet during the duel, letting Brogy strike him down as Luffy and the others heard the clash.
• Mr. 3 introduced himself to Brogy and revealed that wax had trapped the giant’s feet.

Shiraishi helped the Straw Hat Pirates defeat Baroque Studio on Little Garden, and they set sail after saying farewell to Dorry and Brogy. When the Island Eater swallowed the Going Merry, the giants struck it down with one blow, allowing the crew to escape.

• Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine captured Vivi and Karoo, while Mr. 3 trapped Zoro, Nami, Vivi, and Brogy in a wax cake.
• Shiraishi cut through the wax cake, and the Straw Hat Pirates defeated the agents; Luffy found the real Mr. 3 among his wax figures by guessing.
• Brogy discovered that Dorry was alive, and the crew celebrated with the giants before leaving Little Garden.
• The Island Eater swallowed the Going Merry, but Dorry and Brogy pierced its belly with a combined strike and freed the ship.
• As the Going Merry sailed onward, Luffy invited Shiraishi to join his crew, and Shiraishi declined.

After Nami collapsed, the Straw Hat Pirates learned that she had only five days to live unless she received treatment for a rare parasite infection. They seized a ship and doctors from Wapol’s Bliking Pirates, then set course for the Drum Kingdom, where Dr. Kureha might be able to save her.

• Nami revealed that the royal army in Alabasta had lost three hundred thousand soldiers to the rebel army, and Vivi urged the crew to hurry back while agreeing that they should find a doctor for Nami first.
• Shiraishi warned Luffy that Nami would die within a few days without treatment, so the crew searched the snowy waters for a winter island and its doctors.
• The crew encountered Wapol and the Bliking Pirates aboard their submarine, and Zoro, Luffy, and Sanji quickly overpowered them.
• Wapol’s doctors diagnosed Nami with Kestia, a poisonous parasite, and said only Dr. Kureha of the Drum Kingdom might have the antibiotics to treat her.
• After Luffy sent Wapol flying for chewing on the Going Merry, Shiraishi sensed a nearby settlement and pointed the crew toward the Drum Kingdom.

The Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Drum Kingdom, where Luffy and Chopper fought Wapol and his men over the castle’s pirate flag. After Luffy sent Wapol flying, the group gathered at the castle as Dr. Kureha called for the patients to be brought inside.

• Vivi pleaded with the hostile residents to help Nami, and Dalton agreed to take the group to the summit while Shiraishi stayed aboard.
• Nami woke in Kureha’s care, met Chopper, and invited him to join the crew; Kureha warned her that Chopper carried a deep emotional wound.
• Wapol returned to Drum Kingdom and attacked the castle’s pirate flag, prompting Luffy and Chopper to fight him and his fused warriors.
• Chopper used his Rumble Ball to defeat Jayce-Kuromarimo with Hoof Carving: Cherry Blossom, while Luffy declared that he wanted Chopper aboard the ship.
• Dalton, Vivi, Zoro, and Usopp reached the summit as Luffy defeated Wapol with a fully charged Gum-Gum Bazooka.
• Kureha called for everyone to bring the patients inside after Wapol was driven away.

Luffy recruited Chopper after the crew witnessed Kureha’s farewell, then the Straw Hat Pirates sailed toward Alabasta and encountered Baroque Works agent Mr. 2 Bon Clay. In Nanohana, the crew fled Marines after Luffy ran into them, while Shiraishi went to meet Unohana and a flame-wreathed man confronted Smoker.

• Luffy persuaded Chopper to join the Straw Hat Pirates, and Kureha sent him off with a display of cherry blossoms created by cannon fire.
• The crew welcomed Chopper aboard the Going Merry, then rescued Bon Clay from the sea and learned that he was Mr. 2 of Baroque Works, whose Clone-Clone Fruit let him impersonate anyone he had touched.
• Shiraishi warned the crew to use a secret mark to identify one another, then said he would meet Miss Unohana after they reached Nanohana.
• Vivi explained that the crew needed to reach Yuba and expose Crocodile’s plot to the rebels, but Luffy ran toward a restaurant and led Marines in pursuit back to the group.
• The Straw Hat Pirates fled southwest into the desert as a bare-chested man engulfed in flames asked Smoker to let Luffy go.

The Straw Hat Pirates escaped Nanohana with Vivi’s evidence against Baroque Works, while Luffy reunited with his brother Äs before Äs departed to hunt Blackbeard Teach. Shiraishi joined Retsu Unohana in Rainbase and met Crocodile, leaving the group poised to discuss Aizen and their plans.

• Billions killed Mr. 11 to clear an officer position, while the Straw Hat Pirates hurried to escape Nanohana and Vivi sent Karoo north with evidence for her father.
• Äs reunited with Luffy, gave him a piece of his Vivre Card, and left to pursue Blackbeard Teach after Luffy declined to join the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Smoker learned that Straw Hat had escaped and Mr. 11 had been killed, then discussed Princess Vivi and Crocodile with Tashigi.
• Äs burned five Billions ships, and Luffy realized Shiraishi had left to meet Retsu Unohana in Alabasta.
• Shiraishi met Retsu Unohana at Rainbase, discussed Crocodile and the search for Aizen, and followed her to meet Crocodile.

Shiraishi learned that Aizen had met with Kohza and left to investigate, while the Straw Hat Pirates uncovered Crocodile’s role in Alabasta’s drought and headed for Rainbase. They were caught in a cage at Rain Dinners after Luffy and the others followed a VIP passage, and Luffy lost his strength when he touched the bars.

• Crocodile gave Shiraishi a report describing Kohza’s meeting with a long-haired man, and Shiraishi identified the account as resembling Aizen’s before leaving with Retsu Unohana.
• Vivi explained that Dance Powder had fueled the drought and rebellion, and the Straw Hat Pirates learned Crocodile had used it to turn Alabasta against King Cobra.
• At Yuba, Vivi met Toto, while Luffy persuaded her to head for Rainbase and expose Crocodile; Cobra meanwhile ordered Pell and Chaka to attack Rainbase, and Kohza led the rebels toward Alubarna.
• Usopp gave Nami the Clima-Tact, and the Straw Hat Pirates encountered Smoker and Tashigi while approaching Rainbase before splitting up to escape the Marines.
• Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Zoro, and Smoker entered the VIP passage at Rain Dinners and were trapped in a cage, where Luffy lost his strength after touching the bars.

Crocodile revealed his scheme to provoke a rebellion in Alabasta and forced Vivi to choose between saving the Straw Hat Pirates and stopping the coming battle. As Crocodile left for Alubarna, Luffy learned that Crocodile had destroyed Yuba’s oasis and became enraged.

• Smoker and Zoro prepared to fight inside the cage until Crocodile appeared and threatened to kill them all.
• Pell rescued Vivi from Baroque Works, but Robin defeated Pell and brought Vivi to Crocodile.
• Vivi attacked Crocodile, but his Sand-Sand Fruit let him reform and capture her as the rebellion began.
• Crocodile explained how he had manipulated Alabasta into civil war and offered Vivi the cage key, which a Banana Croc swallowed.
• Crocodile mocked the old man in Yuba for digging for water and admitted he had caused the sandstorms that ruined the oasis, prompting Luffy to order Vivi to take down the Banana Croc.

Crocodile pursued the Straw Hats after Mr. Prince tricked him again, but Luffy stayed behind to face Crocodile and Robin while his crew carried Vivi toward Alubarna. As the rebel army marched on the city, Shiraishi and Retsu Unohana chose to let the coming war unfold.

• Sanji's call and Mr. Prince's taunts enraged Crocodile, who chased a decoy through Rainbase while the Straw Hats freed their allies and escaped the casino.
• Smoker let Luffy and the others go, then ordered Marines to gather in Alabasta and sent Tashigi toward Alubarna.
• Chopper found the crew with Moving Crab, and they set off for Alubarna with Vivi aboard.
• Crocodile intercepted the group and pulled Vivi away, but Luffy rescued her and stayed behind to fight Crocodile and Robin while the others continued onward.
• Smoker left by motorcycle, while Tashigi ordered her Marines to Alubarna to arrest the Straw Hats.
• Kohza led the rebel army toward Alubarna, and Shiraishi and Retsu Unohana decided not to stop the approaching war.

Luffy fought Crocodile but was impaled and buried in quicksand after Crocodile sent a sandstorm toward Yuba. Robin rescued Luffy, while Vivi and the Straw Hats devised a plan to reach Alubarna and stop the rebel army, leaving Vivi heading toward Kohza as the others drew Baroque Works away.

• Crocodile remembered his shattered dreams and past defeat as Luffy challenged him, then fought Luffy without being harmed by his attacks.
• Crocodile launched a growing sandstorm toward Yuba, impaled Luffy with his golden hook, and left him buried in quicksand.
• Robin pulled Luffy from the quicksand, returned his straw hat, and asked why he fought before asking Pell to save him and departing.
• Vivi and the others crossed the river after the desert crab sank, and the Kung-Fu Dugongs defeated a Sandora Catfish that threatened them.
• Karoo and the Super Spot-Billed Duck Troops arrived, and Zoro proposed disguising the group as Vivi to confuse Baroque Works while the real Vivi waited for Kohza.
• Mr. 1, Mr. 2, and Miss Merry Christmas failed to identify Vivi among the disguised riders, so the Baroque Works agents pursued them as Vivi rode toward the rebel army.

Vivi stopped Kohza’s rebel army and persuaded him that Crocodile had orchestrated the war, so Kohza suspended the attack and went to meet King Cobra. Meanwhile, the Straw Hats fought Baroque Works agents, with Zoro still unable to injure Daz Bones.

• Vivi rode into the rebel army’s path and told Kohza that Crocodile and Baroque Works had framed King Cobra and caused the conflict.
• Kohza stopped a Baroque Works member from shooting Vivi with Hadō #4, Byakurai, and chose to trust her account.
• Kohza suspended the rebel attack and went with Vivi to see King Cobra, while Chaka ordered the arrest of people with wing tattoos.
• Zoro and Daz Bones clashed with swords and blades, but Daz remained unharmed by Zoro’s attacks.
• Sanji fought Bon Clay, while Chopper and Usopp faced Mr. 4 and the Mole-Mole Fruit user, and Nami fled from Zala.

Zoro discovered the ability to cut through steel and defeated Daz, while Crocodile abandoned his failed covert plan and seized King Cobra. The chapter left Vivi and Kohza facing Crocodile and Robin as Crocodile threatened Alabasta.

• Zoro endured Daz's attacks, sensed the breath of the world, and cut Daz down with One Sword Style Iai: Lion's Song.
• Crocodile learned that Vivi and Kohza had stopped the rebels from attacking the palace and decided to take Alubarna by force.
• Vivi and Kohza learned that Baroque Studio spies had infiltrated the palace and suspected Crocodile was behind the king's disappearance.
• Crocodile arrived with the wounded King Cobra, while Robin used Sixteen Fleur to throw Vivi and the guards away.
• Crocodile threatened to destroy Alabasta, and Kohza attacked him with Hadō #4, Byakurai.

Crocodile overpowered Kohza and the defenders in the palace while demanding that Cobra reveal the location of Pluton and its Poneglyph. After Crocodile crushed Vivi’s hope and threw her from the courtyard, Luffy arrived alive on a giant bird, carrying water and ready to fight.

• Crocodile wounded Kohza, captured Cobra, and revealed that he wanted the ancient weapon Pluton.
• Cobra agreed to take Crocodile to the Poneglyph, while the Clutch Four drank Hero Water and charged at him.
• Crocodile avoided the Clutch Four until the Hero Water’s effects felled them, then struck down Chaka.
• Crocodile told Vivi that a bomb would kill everyone gathered in the square and taunted her until she broke down.
• Crocodile threw Vivi from the courtyard, but a giant bird caught her as Luffy arrived alive and challenged him.

Shiraishi and Unohana discovered that Aizen had left a clone in the palace library, while Luffy and the Straw Hats reunited in Alabasta and Luffy renewed his fight against Crocodile. Robin reached the Poneglyph with Cobra, but it contained no information about Pluton, and Crocodile threatened to kill her as she prepared to betray him.

• Shiraishi questioned Aizen's clone in the library, and Unohana killed it before Shiraishi sent its body back to Soul Society for examination.
• Luffy reunited with Vivi and the Straw Hats, then used water to attack Crocodile, who drained his arm before Luffy restored it with another gulp.
• Robin took Cobra toward the Poneglyph, defeated Tashigi and the marines who blocked their way, and entered the royal tomb's hidden chamber.
• Robin read the Poneglyph's account of Alabasta's history and confirmed that it contained no information about Pluton.
• Crocodile threatened to kill Robin, while Robin resolved to betray him after finding no record of the Void Century.

Luffy defeated Crocodile, ending the conspiracy and bringing rain back to Alabasta. As the Straw Hat Pirates regrouped at the palace, Zoro asked Shiraishi how to improve his swordsmanship.

• Crocodile poisoned Luffy and attacked him in the collapsing tomb, but Luffy endured the assault and punched Crocodile out of the underground temple, defeating him.
• Rain fell across Alabasta, and Igaram prepared to explain the truth to Kohza and the rebel soldiers while Vivi searched for her companions.
• Cobra carried the injured Luffy back to the Straw Hat Pirates, and Vivi returned to the plaza as her friends declined to join her in the affairs of state.
• Tashigi confronted the unconscious Crocodile as the Marines arrested Baroque Studio's employees, while Smoker angrily rejected the government's false account of the Marines' role.
• At the royal palace, Chopper spoke with Retsu Unohana, the others pursued their activities, and Zoro asked Shiraishi how to train so he could cut iron at will.