At the entrance to the Grand Line, the crew meets the whale Laboon and walks into a trap at Whisky Peak, a bounty-hunter town run by Baroque Works. There they save Princess Vivi, who infiltrated the group, and learn its secret boss is Crocodile, a Warlord of the Sea plotting to seize the kingdom of Arabasta. On the way they stop at Little Garden, where two giants have dueled for a hundred years, and Drum Island, where Nami recovers and the reindeer doctor Chopper joins. Luffy loses to Crocodile twice and wins the third time. The rain returns, the war stops and Vivi stays with her kingdom. At the end, Nico Robin, Crocodile's former partner, asks to come aboard.
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ReferenceTwo Netflix seasons
Season 2 of the Netflix series, Into the Grand Line (March 2026), adapts the start of this saga. Season 3 already has a title: The Battle of Alabasta, expected in 2027.
The two giants of Little Garden come from Elbaph, the land of giant warriors. It's the first time the name shows up, and Usopp leaves dreaming of seeing the place.
Crocodile is the first Warlord of the Sea, a pirate working for the government, that the crew takes on. The title had already come up with Mihawk in the East Blue.
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