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The Straw Hats at long last reach Alabasta! But their stay is cut short when Luffy attracts too much attention from the Navy. They're not the only ones interested in Luffy--someone from his past has been waiting for him too! Meanwhile, the Baroque Works' agents are summoned together when their leader, the dastardly Mr. Zero, aka Sir Crocodile, learns that Luffy is still alive and orders his immediate extermination!

Seishun players enter the quarterfinals stage of the National Tournament. "The National Tournament moves into the quarterfinal stage, and the Seishun players find themselves pitted against their old rivals, Hyotei. Kicking things off is the No. 3 Singles match between Momoshiro and Hyotei's resident 'genius,' Yushi Oshitari. Will all of Moomo's strength and cunning be enough to defeat the 'Player of a Thousand Techniques'?" -- p. [4] of cover.

King Wapol wants his castle back. Luffy, Sanji, and their newfound friend, Tony Chopper, aren't giving up so easily. But these heroes have their hands full--especially with Wapol's ability to modify his body depending on what he eats.

Monkey D. Luffy, who can stretch his body like rubber, is searching for a treasure called One Piece that was hidden by the pirate Gold Roger. Legend says it will make whoever finds it the king of pirates. He runs into a bounty hunter named Roronoa Zoro and a pirate thief named Nami, rescues a town from a corrupt Marine Captain, and prepares for a fight with a clown pirate.