Chapter 598

Chapter 598 is called "2 Years Later". It is the first chapter after the timeskip.

Cover
The colourspread is a homage to the orginal Chapter 1 colour spread of Luffy, Nami and the Red-Haired Pirates, with the other Straw Hat Pirates replacing Shanks' crew.

Short Summary
After 2 years spent training on different isles of the Grand Line, the Straw Hat Pirates finally reunite at Sabaody Archipelago, which is now much more lawless due to the relocation of Marine HQ to the New World and the rise of a crew of fake Straw Hat Pirates, imitating the originals.

Long Summary
The chapter starts with Luffy leaving Rusukaina with the help of Boa Hancock. The scene then becomes at Sabaody Archipelago with the Strawhat Pirate's recruite fliers being discussed about, along with the sudden appearance of Strawhat Luffy after two years of no movement. Brook is shown to have the longarm tribes' people who've kidnapped him in the past as his managers, and himself as a famous rockstar-like figure performing his finale concert. On the beach, there was Sanji, who spotted real woman that he've missed alot. Then in a random bar, there was the fake Luffy shooting an unknown pirate that is wanted for 55 million. The fake Luffy orders the bartender to bring ale and the grown up Nami to him, only to be refused by Nami. The fake Nami then walks up to Nami with a pistol, threatening her, but Nami is soon helped by Usopp by his newly attained weapons, the Pop Greens, which resembles a giant venus fly trap. As the fake Zoro, Sanji, Robin, and Chopper (a fox) walked on the streets, the real Chopper thought they were the real ones; the fake Sanji then tells the fake Zoro that they should just take the real Chopper to look like the real Strawhats, but some people kidnapped the fake Robin in the middle of their attempt. The fake Luffy then begins searching for Usopp and Nami for assaulting them, only to be bumped by the real Luffy, who've just returned from his two years training.

Chapter Notes

 * This is the first chapter to take place in 1524.
 * For the first time since Chapter 144, Oda colored 3 pages.
 * Luffy has apparently learnt everything Rayleigh could teach him, thus possibly mastering Haki.
 * Marine HQ has been moved to the New World, with G-1 now in its place.
 * The Fake Straw Hat Pirates appear.
 * The Straw Hat Pirates arrive at Sabaody after two years.
 * The colorspread reflects the one form Chapter 1, with Luffy and Nami in the same pose as in that spread and with the Red-Haired Pirates replaced by their own crew.

Trivia

 * Luffy is finally aware of Boa Hancock's love for him, but bluntly states he has no intention of marrying her. This doesn't seem to upset her nor change her attitude towards Luffy, tough.