Chapter 823

Arabasta cheers as the Nefertari family sails off, escorted by a Marine ship under Hina, now a Rear Admiral. From the crow's nest Vivi savors the sea breeze while her attendants fret. Cobra, growing frail and confined to a wheelchair, refuses to turn back, determined to question the World Government about the poneglyphs and his own family's distant founder. He gently raises the matter of Vivi choosing a husband, which she brushes aside.

Across the seas, dozens of monarchs prepare for the gathering at Mary Geoise. Sterry, the new king of Goa, sneers at his Loguetown lodgings overlooking Roger's execution platform. In Drum, Wapol schemes against Dalton, while Kureha insists on joining Dalton as his doctor. From Dressrosa, Riku Doldo, Viola, and Rebecca set out with Elizabello, and at Ryugu a fearful Shirahoshi is reminded of her late mother Otohime's dream as her brothers gather their petition.

At sea, Luffy's groggy crew barely manage their sailing orders until Carrot springs eagerly to the task, startling everyone with her presence aboard. She begs not to be sent home, having packed supplies that will barely last half a day, and after biting Luffy over a stolen carrot is calmed by a pat on the head. As the crew bickers over Nami's meal fee, Pedro reads a newspaper revealing that the Revolutionary Army's headquarters on Baltigo has been found in ruins.