Ch. 121A Chance Encounter with the Straw Hat Pirates
Ivan sailed to Little Garden to seek Dorry and Brogy and learn Hakoku Sovereignty. He let Smoker decide whether to pursue the Straw Hat Pirates, then encountered Luffy and his crew in the jungle.
- Ivan sailed toward Little Garden, hoping to learn Hakoku Sovereignty from Dorry and Brogy.
- Smoker spotted the Going Merry and proposed arresting the Straw Hat Pirates, but Ivan told him to act on his own and said the crew did not deserve to be treated like violent pirates.
- Smoker reconsidered his view of justice and chose not to lump the Straw Hat Pirates together with criminals who harmed innocents.
- Ivan led Nami, Smoker, and the others into Little Garden, where they came face-to-face with the Straw Hat Pirates.
- Luffy recognized Ivan as the scary marine and tensed up, remembering White Dove's strength in Loguetown.