: Luffy and Ace officially reunite on the ship. Ace reveals he is a commander in the Whitebeard Pirates and is currently hunting a traitor named Blackbeard , who killed a fellow crewmate.

: Though Ace declines Luffy's invitation to join the Straw Hats, he decides to travel with them for a while as they head toward Yuba to find the Rebel Army leader. Key Story Beats Main Conflict Straw Hats escaping Smoker and Baroque Works. New Character Info

The crew and Ace set a course for Yuba to stop the civil war.

Ace is revealed as Luffy's older brother and a member of the Whitebeard Pirates.

: While the Straw Hat crew attempts to escape the Marines in Nanohana, Ace intervenes to hold off Smoker. Their confrontation demonstrates the unique stalemate between Ace's "Flame-Flame" fruit and Smoker's "Plume-Plume" fruit.