Chapter 592

Summary
In the castle on Kuraigana Island, Perona is crying desperately at the news regarding Moria's death during the battle at Marineford, given to her by an unknown person sitting on a throne. He asks her to leave, as her cry is bothering him, to which she replies that he should cheer her up and bring her some hot chocolate, as she's his guest. He coldly responds that she intruded his house while he wasn't there, and remarks that the newpaper isn't credible. He's finally revealed to be none other than Mihawk, as he tells the girl that at the very end of the battle, Moria was still alive. He then wonders what happened to him, as Perona starts crying and making answers again.

The scene switches to the woods around the castle. Zoro is fighting a group of heavily armed and armored baboons, who are apparently deadly fighters, but not very intelligent, as one of them tries to heal a wound inflicted by the swordsman's blades with spit. The baboons are scared by Mihawk's sudden appearance. The world's strongest swordsman remarks that the boy hasn't gotten too far from the castle, and that the little boat he gave him is now unusable, having been destroyed by the big monkeys. Zoro angrily remarks that he'll use the boat's wood to help him swim, and that he must reach Luffy as soon as possible, as he did not know that his captain took part in such a huge battle and lost his brother, nor that such a huge battle happened at all. Mihawk remarks that his feelings are noble, but that "those guys" aren't weak: the baboons possess the capability of learning by observing human behaviour, and the war that took place on the island 7 years ago taught the animals how to use weapons. He then invites Zoro back to the castle, but Zoro refuses, saying he is leaving the island. Mihawk snorts and tells the young swordsman to do as he wishes.

The scene switches to Weatheria, where Nami is prisoner of the weather scientists, having tried to rob them. She calls Haredas, and when the old man appears, scolds him for being too noisy and tearfully remarks that she must reach Luffy, as she has read about Marineford's battle and Ace's death on a newspaper. She begs the scientists to let her go, to which they get touched and set her free. She rapidly grabs both Haredas and the goods she had stolen as she runs away, having feigned to cry.

In the meantime Franky, cladded in a heavy fur-lined coat and carrying a big firearm on his back, is running away from Marines and animal cyborgs. He recalls the inhabitants of the island telling him about a young Dr. Vegapunk being the pride and joy of the islanders, willing to help them, modyfing the animals of the woods to do the labor and trying to develop an heating system, but wasn't able to finish his work because of his lack of funds and skills at the time. The inhabitants are still hoping for his return. Franky's guide mentions a self - destruction button in the laboratory that musn't be pressed, and the cyborg remarks that he need to search the place for an ice breaking ship, in order to return to Luffy, as he have also heard the sad news. The scene switch back to Franky in the laboratory: he apparently escaped his pursuers, and he's now examining Vegapunk's blueprints, remarking that the technology needed to realize them would take 200-300 years to be developed. The Marines and cyborgs are still searching for him, and the citizens outside remark that one of those blueprints is priceless. Franky notices a large button with a skull on it and the writing "Danger" over it, and mistaking the symbol for a Jolly Roger, press it. That command activates the self - destruction protocol, and the laboratory is destroued by a huge explosion. The narrator says that this event will be spreaded around the world as the "Baldimore's Nightmare". Someone informs the Marine HQ of the incident via a Den Den Mushi.

The scene switches another time, and now we are on Nakamura island. Brook is surrounded by his new friends, who thank him for creating a song that made them brave enough to fight with Longarm tribe: the three bandits who kidnapped the girl are now closed in a cage. Brook encourages the cultists to rise up against the evil facing them even after he's gone. The skeletal musician then says he has learnt about Luffy's sad conditions as well, and he need to reunite with his captain.