Under the title Operation Utopia, the syndicate's agents discover the warlord has been their hidden master all along as he reveals his takeover scheme, while the crew rests at Yuba and Luffy abruptly announces he is going no further.
Summary
Word that Koza has already left Yuba fails to shake Vivi or her companions from their determination to end the revolt, though they grant themselves a single night of rest first. Thinking back on Toto's own farewell to the town, Vivi hands him a tissue and swears she will stop the rebellion, and the crew beds down while Toto and Luffy keep boring for water. At the casino Rain Dinners, the upper echelon of the syndicate assembles and waits on Mr. 0. Miss All Sunday turns up to disclose that the casino is the warlord's property, that he himself is the leader, and that he has been among them the entire while. Once the shock fades, Crocodile sketches out his bid to take the kingdom and shape a paradise of his own, set to launch the following dawn at seven. When morning breaks, Toto hands over a treasured cask of oasis water he helped pull from the ground, and just as the crew readies to move out, Luffy abruptly refuses to go any further.
Key Events
Vivi learns that Koza is no longer at Yuba, and Toto presents Luffy with a barrel of water for the road. The officer agents convene inside Rain Dinners, the Rainbase gambling house, where they finally grasp that Crocodile is the long-hidden Mr. 0. He details Operation Utopia, dropping hints that something tied to overwhelming military power lies buried somewhere in the kingdom, and assigns his agents their roles for the syndicate's closing mission.
Notes
The color cover, Flavor of Sand, frames the crew across the desert: Luffy and Zoro striking poses against the sunset, Nami flaunting a vial of perfume, Usopp fiddling with the Clima-Tact as Vivi records the day, and Sanji and Chopper getting an early start on supper. Part of the desert-kingdom arc, the chapter lays the warlord's identity bare before his own ranks and ends on Luffy's sudden halt, priming the next confrontation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in One Piece Chapter 165?
Chapter 165, Operation Utopia, reveals that Crocodile is the long hidden Mr. 0 to his own agents at Rain Dinners, while at Yuba, Luffy abruptly announces he is going no further.
What is Operation Utopia in One Piece?
Operation Utopia is Crocodile's scheme to seize Arabasta and shape it into his own paradise, set to launch the following morning at seven o'clock.
Where do Crocodile's officer agents learn his true identity?
At the casino Rain Dinners, Miss All Sunday tells the assembled officer agents that the casino belongs to the warlord and that he has been among them the entire time as Mr. 0.
What does Toto give the crew before they leave Yuba?
Toto gives Luffy a treasured cask of oasis water that he helped pull from the ground, as a parting gift before the crew departs.
Why does Luffy suddenly refuse to move on in Chapter 165?
Just as the crew readies to leave Yuba, Luffy abruptly refuses to go any further, and the chapter ends on that halt without yet explaining his reasoning, setting up the next confrontation.
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