Chapter Summaries

Kazu encountered Monkey D. Dragon and the Revolutionary Army while sailing through the East Blue, then challenged Dragon to a fight. Their battle began with a clash of Conqueror’s Haki and ended with Dragon countering Kazu’s attack with a Wind Blade.

• Makino showed Kazu and Carlmand their wanted posters, including Kazu’s 200-million-Beli bounty and Carlmand’s 1-million-Beli bounty.
• Kazu’s crew spotted a large ship, and Carlmand steered toward it while Dragon ordered his crew to prepare for a possible confrontation.
• Kazu recognized Monkey D. Dragon aboard the ship and leapt across to challenge him.
• Kazu knocked out the ordinary soldiers with Conqueror’s Haki, and Dragon met his Haki with his own.
• Kazu appeared behind Dragon and attacked with an Armament Haki-coated fist, but Dragon blocked with Dragon Claw and counterattacked with a Wind Blade.

Kazu fought Dragon for more than half an hour, using his Space-Space Fruit abilities to evade Dragon’s wind attacks and keep the upper hand. After Kazu finally settled down, Dragon asked who he was and why he had come.

• Kazu dodged Dragon’s hurricane spears and countered his Dragon Claw with Space Compression.
• Dragon trapped Kazu inside Hurricane Domain, but Kazu used spatial perception and elementalization to anticipate and evade the wind blades.
• Kazu activated Absolute Space, strengthening his Observation Haki and making Dragon’s wind-blade attacks ineffective.
• Kazu repeatedly appeared around Dragon and landed blows while Dragon struggled to counter his spatial abilities.
• Ivankov protected the unconscious companions as Carlmand and Makino watched Kazu maintain the advantage.
• After more than half an hour, Dragon asked Kazu who he was and what purpose had brought him there.

Kazu met Dragon and heard how the Revolutionary Army fought to liberate oppressed nations, then criticized its strategy and proposed building support by governing liberated non-affiliated nations. Dragon listened as Kazu laid out a plan to strengthen the Revolutionary Army before challenging the World Government.

• Kazu introduced himself to Dragon as a pirate who had recently met Luffy and wanted to meet the Revolutionary Army's leader.
• Makino arrived and confirmed Kazu had spent time with Luffy, prompting Dragon to thank him.
• Dragon explained the Revolutionary Army's ideals and its practice of liberating oppressed countries before withdrawing and leaving leadership to local civilians.
• Kazu called the Revolutionary Army's approach backward and argued that it should recruit local allies and support its own members as leaders in liberated non-affiliated nations.
• Kazu proposed using liberated nations as sources of food, funding, and recruits, then turning against affiliated nations and the World Government after the Revolutionary Army had grown stronger.

Kazu laid out a strategy for the Revolutionary Army, prompting Dragon to record his ideas and invite him to join, but Kazu declined. After Kazu and his companions left, Dragon resolved to follow the ideas, while Kazu told Makino he wanted to make the world more interesting.

• Kazu proposed that the Revolutionary Army build support among liberated countries, organize them as a republic, and gather the resources and discipline needed to challenge the World Government.
• Dragon praised Kazu’s ideas and offered him leadership of the Revolutionary Army, but Kazu refused to join and accepted Dragon’s Den Den Mushi.
• Kazu wished Dragon courage and victory, then left with Makino and Carlmand; Makino told Dragon to visit Luffy when he could.
• Dragon wrote Kazu’s revolutionary ideas in a notebook and titled it “Advanced Revolutionary Ideas.”
• Kazu recalled that Dragon’s presence in the East Blue coincided with Sabo setting out to sea, then told Makino he wanted to make the world more fun; Makino said she would stay with him and see what became of it.

Carlmand changed the crew’s route to visit Airmus Island, hoping to unwind, but the residents recognized the pirates and kept him from enjoying the town. After Kazu and Makino disguised themselves and returned to shop, Carlmand asked Kazu for a way to relax without being recognized, and Kazu claimed he had a plan.

• Unable to sleep after hearing Kazu and Makino through his sharpened senses, Carlmand persuaded Kazu to stop at Airmus Island instead of sailing straight to Loguetown.
• Kazu cooked breakfast for Makino, while Carlmand ate bread and jam before the crew reached the island.
• Carlmand went exploring alone, but Kazu and Makino were recognized as pirates and used masks and changed clothes to disguise themselves.
• Kazu and Makino returned to town and shopped after the residents resumed their routines, while Carlmand covered his face with a scarf.
• Carlmand found Kazu and Makino, complained that he could not relax without being recognized, and asked Kazu for advice.
• Kazu told Carlmand that he had a plan.

Kazu tried to disguise Carlmand with makeup, but Carlmand later made his own attempt and set out to help the women he had been trying to comfort. Kazu and Makino encountered the returning Silco Pirates outside town and prepared to confront them.

• Kazu applied makeup to Carlmand, who discovered in a mirror that the disguise looked ridiculous.
• Carlmand washed off Kazu’s makeup, bought cosmetics, and spent hours creating a disguise himself.
• Kazu and Makino discussed the afternoon while looking for an inn, when the Silco Pirates returned and sent the townspeople fleeing.
• Kazu took Makino outside town to face the pirates, and Silco ordered Darugu to take ten men to capture her.

Kazu killed the Silco Pirates after they threatened Makino, then spent the night aboard his ship with her. The next day, a young sniper confronted him about the pirates, and Kazu deflected his bullets with spatial distortion.

• Darugu and nine men threatened Kazu and Makino, so Kazu killed them with a spatial collapse.
• Silco tried to claim the pirates had come to take a shit, but Kazu sent the hundred-odd crew into the sky and crushed them into a rain of blood.
• Kazu and Makino returned to their ship, and the townspeople emerged the next morning after realizing the pirates were gone.
• A young man with a gun asked Kazu where the Silco Pirates were, and Kazu told him they had gone into the sea for a group shitting party.
• The young man fired several volleys at Kazu, who used spatial distortion to redirect every bullet, leaving the sniper to recognize that Kazu had altered their trajectories.

Kazu defeated Behrens, then explained that he had killed Silco and the pirates Behrens was pursuing. After Behrens told Kazu how Silco’s crew destroyed his hometown, Kazu urged him to grow stronger, and Behrens asked Kazu to train him.

• Behrens charged Kazu and attacked him with his gun, but Kazu dodged his blows and shots with Observation Haki.
• Kazu used Space Swap to appear behind Behrens and knock him to the ground.
• Kazu told Behrens that he had killed Silco and the pirates, and Behrens lamented that he had not avenged his village himself.
• Kazu invited Behrens to share his story, and Behrens described how Silco’s crew destroyed his hometown and killed his parents.
• Kazu urged Behrens to look ahead and become strong enough to protect those he cared about, and Behrens asked Kazu to help him grow stronger.

Kazu welcomed Behrens aboard the Blond Hair Pirates as their sniper and began training him to combine hand-to-hand combat with gunplay. After Carlmand returned from his three-day outing, he met Behrens and offered to show him somewhere fun when they next docked.

• Kazu formally welcomed Behrens as a crewmate, and Makino greeted him aboard.
• Kazu shared his desire to grow strong enough to protect his family and friends, while Makino reacted to his wish to give many girls a home.
• Kazu took Behrens to buy two pistols and spent several million Beli on them.
• After Carlmand returned, Kazu trained Behrens to blend pistol attacks with close combat, and Behrens showed his talent.
• Kazu introduced Behrens as the crew's sniper and Carlmand as its navigator, and Carlmand invited Behrens to go somewhere fun on their next stop.

Kazu and the Blond Hair Pirates arrived at Loguetown, where Smoker set an ambush to arrest them. Kazu discovered the Marines waiting at the harbor and walked into their encirclement, where Smoker opened fire, but the bullets passed through Kazu harmlessly.

• Carlmand spotted Loguetown, and Kazu and the others excitedly watched the island draw near.
• Smoker learned that the Blond Hair Pirates were approaching and sent his Marine soldiers to hide around the harbor.
• Kazu used the Space-Space Fruit's power to detect the Marines, then told his crew to wait aboard the ship as he went ashore.
• Smoker and his soldiers surrounded Kazu, and Smoker ordered them to fire.
• The bullets passed through Kazu's body and head without harming him.

Kazu defeated Smoker and his Marines in Loguetown, leaving them unconscious while civilians rushed to help. Kazu and his group then visited the Pirate King's Execution Platform, where he reflected on Roger's plan to begin the Great Pirate Era.

• Smoker ordered his Marines to stand down and fought Kazu, but Kazu wounded him and overwhelmed him with powerful attacks.
• Smoker admitted he was outmatched, ordered his Marines to retreat and contact Marine Headquarters, and tried to protect them from further danger.
• Kazu unleashed Conqueror's Haki, knocking out Smoker and the surrounding Marines before lighting a cigarette and leaving with his group.
• Loguetown's civilians carried the unconscious Marines to safety and took the badly injured Smoker to a hospital.
• Kazu and Carlmand visited the Pirate King's Execution Platform, and Kazu said Roger had planned to usher in the Great Pirate Era.

After reflecting on Roger’s plans and the cost of the Great Pirate Era, Kazu’s Conqueror’s Haki grew stronger. He and Makino explored Loguetown and stopped at a tavern, while Smoker learned that Kazu was eating and drinking instead of attacking civilians.

• Kazu considered whether Roger had started the Great Pirate Era to inspire someone to reform the World Government and bring lasting peace.
• Kazu’s change in perspective strengthened his Conqueror’s Haki, and its sudden burst knocked some civilian onlookers flat.
• Carlmand and Behrens left together to explore Loguetown, while Kazu and Makino went looking for liquor.
• Kazu and Makino visited Loguetown’s largest tavern, where Kazu ordered food and ten bottles of the best liquor.
• Smoker heard that Kazu had gone to Roger Tavern with Makino and took comfort that he was not harming the town’s civilians.

Smoker confronted Kazu at Roger's tavern and tried to ensure Loguetown's safety, then asked Kuzan to come help handle the powerful pirate. The chapter ended as Carlmand and Behrens approached somewhere they were unsure about entering.

• Smoker left the infirmary despite his injuries and went to Roger's tavern to warn Kazu against harming civilians.
• Kazu said he wanted freedom and would avoid trouble unless provoked, then took a cigar from Smoker's coat.
• Smoker ordered Marines to watch the Blond Hair Pirates and stop anyone who might provoke Kazu.
• Smoker called Kuzan and persuaded him to come to Loguetown after describing Kazu's strength and strange abilities.
• Kuzan agreed to visit, and Smoker reflected on how the Ohara Incident had changed his friend.
• Carlmand and Behrens reached a place and hesitated over whether to enter.

Carlmand and Behrens returned to the harbor after two days at Red Romance, where Kazu reunited with his crew as Smoker waited for Aokiji to arrive. When Kazu sensed the approaching Marine Admiral and Smoker moved to surround them, Kazu prepared to fight to protect his companions.

• Carlmand took the hesitant Behrens to Red Romance, and the two spent two and a half days there before returning to the harbor as close friends.
• Kazu and his crew regrouped at the harbor while Smoker's Marines watched and Smoker called Aokiji for reinforcements.
• Carlmand and Kazu teased Behrens about his newfound enthusiasm, and Behrens defended himself.
• Kazu sensed a powerful presence approaching and used the Space-Space Fruit to move the pirate ship away from the harbor.
• Smoker led his Marines to surround Kazu's crew, and Kazu deduced that the approaching enemy was Marine Admiral Aokiji.
• Kazu told Smoker he would no longer hold back because Smoker had put his companions in danger.

Kazu attacked Smoker and severed his left arm, but Aokiji arrived and confronted him. Kazu and Aokiji exchanged a series of rapid attacks as Carlmand and Behrens fought the other Marines, and the battle remained unresolved.

• Kazu drew Muramasa and struck Smoker, cutting off his left arm as Smoker tried to escape into the air.
• Aokiji arrived at the harbor and blocked Kazu's attack, while Carlmand and Behrens engaged Smoker and the other Marines.
• Kazu used Space Swap to appear beside Aokiji and wounded his arm with a sword strike.
• Aokiji attacked with Ice Glove, but Kazu dodged and charged at him with Raging Dragon Slash.
• Kazu and Aokiji clashed four times in rapid succession as Smoker watched Kazu hold his own against the Admiral.

Kazu fought Aokiji with his Space-Space Fruit abilities, while Aokiji tried to uncover the secret behind Kazu’s power and stop him. Aokiji struck Kazu with a counterattack, then turned to stabilize Smoker and attack Carlmand.

• Aokiji caught Kazu’s Raging Dragon Slash, but Kazu shattered the ice and rammed Aokiji through several buildings with an Armament Haki-coated attack.
• Aokiji froze the harbor with Ice Age, but Kazu’s Absolute Space kept the area around him from freezing.
• Aokiji tested Kazu’s defenses with Ice Balls, and Kazu retaliated with Space Bullets and briefly confined Aokiji, revealing his Space-Space Fruit ability.
• Aokiji charged Kazu with Soru, anticipated his Space Swap ambush, and struck him in the abdomen with a counterattack.
• Aokiji froze Smoker’s wounds to stabilize him, then launched Ice Time Capsule at Carlmand.

Kazu and Aokiji continued their destructive duel while Carlmand and Smoker fought elsewhere in Loguetown. After Marine Headquarters learned how powerful the Blond Hair Pirates were, Sengoku arranged for Garp to join Aokiji, leaving Garp eager to head to the East Blue and confront Luffy.

• Kazu used repeated space swaps to attack Aokiji, who eventually unleashed Ice Age before dodging Kazu's Space Collapse.
• Behrens left Carlmand's fight with Smoker to protect Makino, while Carlmand continued battling Smoker alone.
• Marine Headquarters learned that Kazu was holding off Aokiji and that Carlmand was evenly matched with Smoker.
• Tsuru proposed sending reinforcements, but Sengoku decided to send Garp to Loguetown instead.
• Garp hurried to Sengoku's office, planning to reach the East Blue and confront his grandson Luffy.

Garp received a mission to help Aokiji arrest Her Kazi in Loguetown, with a month of leave in Foosha Village promised as his reward. As Garp raced there, Kazu changed his approach to fighting Aokiji, choosing to conserve stamina and sharpen his combat skills.

• Sengoku told Garp that Her Kazi, captain of the Blond Hair Pirates, was fighting Aokiji in Loguetown and ordered Garp to help arrest him.
• Garp eagerly accepted the mission after Sengoku promised him a month of leave, then contacted Bogard and set off aboard the Dog-Head Warship.
• Tsuru reassured Sengoku that Garp and Aokiji could defeat Kazu, while Sengoku worried that powerful unknown pirates might be emerging across the seas.
• Garp propelled the Dog-Head Warship at high speed with his punches, while Rear Admiral Gedalota diverted to evacuate civilians from Loguetown.
• Kazu realized his high-intensity Devil Fruit attacks would drain his stamina before he could defeat Aokiji, so he decided to rely more on swordsmanship and martial arts.

Kazu and Aokiji continued their fierce battle in Loguetown while Smoker stalled Carlmand. As evening approached, a Flying Slash from Kazu’s fight raced toward Garp’s warship, and Bogard moved to meet it.

• Smoker shifted to evading and stalling Carlmand so he could conserve stamina, while telling Aokiji to focus on defeating Kazu.
• Aokiji lured Kazu into a trap of ice pillars and froze the area, but Kazu escaped into his Independent Space.
• Kazu emerged from his Independent Space and sent a slash at Aokiji, who knocked it away with an Ice Gauntlet.
• As Kazu and Aokiji resumed fighting near sunset, their slash raced toward the Dog-Head Warship, and Bogard reached the bow with his hand on his sword.

Bogard deflected a powerful Flying Slash, and Garp continued toward Loguetown hoping to find its wielder. Kazu sensed Garp approaching, withdrew with Carlmand from his fight with Aokiji, and returned safely to his crew as word of his clash with an Admiral was likely to spread.

• Bogard blocked the Flying Slash and told Garp its wielder was at least as strong as he was.
• Garp decided to keep heading toward Loguetown and hoped to capture the swordsman who had launched the slash.
• Kazu sensed Garp's warship approaching and used Space Swap to retreat with Carlmand from the fight with Aokiji.
• Smoker wanted to pursue the pirates, but Aokiji told him not to because he could not confidently hold Kazu.
• Kazu and Carlmand rejoined Makino and Behrens, and Kazu boasted that he could come and go as he pleased against an Admiral.