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No sooner have Luffy and crew escaped the bounty hunters of Whisky Peak than they become the target of a sinister criminal outfit known as Baroque Works. But the Straw Hat pirates have bigger worries, now that they've agreed to protect a very important person in return for untold riches.
This is a story of Luffy in an alternate reality. While sailing on the sea by himself, a strange bird crashes into his small boat. He looks up to find a giant ship where a girl named Ann has been captured. It seems like the bird belongs to her.
Said to be comparable to the Ancient Weapons of old, the Marines' trump card, the "Dyna Stones," have suddenly been stolen by a group of renegade vigilantes. The terrifyingly powerful man responsible, former Marine Admiral "Z", now stands in the path of Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirates. Can the Straw Hats defeat "Z" and his crew, or will the New World meet its end at the hands of this mad man?
Many years before his showdown with Luffy, the 'Gold Lion' Shiki came face to face with the most legendary pirate of them all: Gol D. Roger. On one fateful day the two fearsome captains clash in a fight known as "The Great Battle of Edd War" and Shiki and his pirates are forced to flee the battle, regrouping later on. However, when Gol D. Roger is captured three years later, Shiki refuses to accept it and decides to go up against the navy to stop his execution and claim the pirate king’s life himself...
The world’s boldest buccaneers set sail for the great Pirate Festival, where the Straw Hats join a mad-dash race to find Gol D. Roger’s treasure. There’s just one little problem. An old member of Roger’s crew has a sinister score to settle.
While training under Rayleigh, Luffy must learn to harness the power of Haki in order to save the beautiful Boa Hancock and her sisters from a deadly escaped prisoner!
When Luffy and the crew were attacked by several marine warships they are forced to use Coup de Burst to escape. Crash landing on an island, the crew decide to explore while repairs occur. Upon meeting an wax artisan and learning the truth behind the island, Luffy offers his help.