Smells Like Croc! Run to the Tomb of the Royal Family, Luffy!

Drained nearly to death, Luffy is saved when the water he had earlier sprayed rains back down onto him, reviving his body. He immediately sets off after the Warlord. Deep below the capital, Robin and King Cobra reach the inscription while Crocodile catches up and mocks them. He demands a translation, but Robin recites only Arabasta's recorded history, claiming the stone says nothing about the ancient weapon Pluton.

Crocodile refuses to believe her. He notes she served Baroque Works usefully for four years, then condemns her for breaking her vow to surrender Pluton's location. Robin tries to strike him down and fails. Cobra, meanwhile, triggers a device set to bury the underground chamber, swearing all three of them will perish before he hands the Country of Sand to Crocodile. The Warlord simply liquefies the bedrock and prepares to slip away, calling the king's sacrifice pointless.

Pressing through the city, Luffy stops Tashigi to ask which way Crocodile fled; after wrestling with her duty she points him onward, then berates herself once he is gone. Near the tomb Luffy starts bleeding and drops into an exhausted sleep before waking again to resume the hunt. Out in Alubarna, Vivi's worn platform sandal disintegrates mid sprint, sending her crashing to the stone. Stripped of both shoes, she runs on bare feet across the rough streets, her search growing more painful, until a sudden insight tells her where the bomb may be hidden and she has Usopp signal the scattered crew.

This installment introduces the Tomb of the Kings as a location and debuts Usopp's Akahebi Boshi attack. A flashback features the Marine Kebi. The chapter forms part of the Arabasta Arc and aired in English regions under the title The Crypt Script.