Chapter 212

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Volume: 23 Pg.: 125

Hatchan's Sea-Floor Stroll Vol. 27: "Octopako was out at the moment".

Octopako has also gone out on a sea-floor stroll.

Short Summary
Everyone deserves a good rest, Smoker decides not to arrest the Straw Hats.

Long Summary
Finally the long awaited rain is falling all over the kingdom, bring joy to all its inhabitants. In Alabasta palace, Vivi is watching it from the room her Strawhat friends are resting in unable to sleep. Indeed, Tashigi, unable to react as a marine should, gave order to not arrest the crew while they were lying unconscious in the middle of the street. Meanwhile, Smoker has been rejoined by another captain Hina and ask her to bring the captured Crocodile to the marine in his place and when Tashigi rejoins them and report of her failure to capture the StrawHat, instead of blaming the Swordswoman, he ask her to become stronger.

Plot Points

 * Smoker is promoted to Commodore rank.
 * Hina is introduced.

Character Introduction
Hina (her first appearance is in chapter 171 in Jango cover story)

Quotes
Tell them to go eat shit! This is real justice!

Returning characters

 * Straw Hat Pirates
 * Monkey D. Luffy
 * Usopp
 * Tony Tony Chopper
 * Nami
 * Sanji
 * Roronoa Zoro
 * Alabasta
 * Nefertari Vivi
 * Kohza
 * Toto
 * Igaram
 * Kung-Fu Dugongs
 * Marines
 * Smoker
 * Hina
 * Tashigi

Anime Episode
Episode 127