Chapter 180

Chapter 180 is titled "Alabasta Animal Kingdom".

Cover
Straw Hat and animals: Nami is searching for gold while three racoons are helping her.

Short Summary
Miss All Sunday saves Luffy and ask Pell to heal him. Meanwhile, the other Straw Hats are near Alubarna, thanks to various Alabasta animals' help.

Long Summary
Luffy thinks back to the final words Crocodile spoke before he was thrown in the quicksand, and tries to escape, but the sands start to drag him down again. Luckily, he is pulled up by Ms. All-Sunday's Hana Hana powers.

After Luffy thanks her for saving him, she asks him why those with D. in their names fight on. As he is clueless, she drops the subject, but the sudden appearance of Pell catches her attention. Ignoring his threats, she suggests that he aids Luffy and tells him that Vivi is going towards Alubarna, before riding off with a special breed of Bananawani. Then, Luffy grabs Pell and proclaims that he is hungry.

Meanwhile, in Nanohana, it is finally revealed that Igaram survived back in Whiskey Peak, and that he has to hurry in order to stop the civil war. As the rebels ride towards Alubarna, the sandstorm that Crocodile created has reached Yuba. Before it hits the city, Toto yells at it, saying that it can never break Yuba down.

Meanwhile, Usopp is shocked to learn that Scissors can't cross the Sandora river, as his breed of crabs can't travel in water. Luckily, Chopper remembers that Scissors is fond of female dancers, which Nami is dressed as. So, to motivate Scissors (much to the joy of Sanji and Eyelashes), Nami reveals her dancer's outfit. This makes sure that Scissors enters a whole new level of speed which seems to be enough to traverse the river, but sadly, it isn't enough.

Leaving Scissors behind, the crew is forced to traverse by foot, which will take at least one day. To make matters worse, they encounter a Sandora catfish, which attempts to eat the lot of them. Luckily, they are saved by the Kung Fu Dugongs. Apparently, they did so because since they are Luffy's subordinates (as he defeated them some chapters ago), and presumed that the Straw-Hats were so as well. This allows the Straw-Hats to traverse the rest of the river riding on the knocked-out catfish while the Dugong's drag it across.

When they reach the other side of the river, they are saddened by the fact that without Scissors, it will be impossible to get to Alubarna in time, even with Eyelashes (who can only carry two persons, preferably female). However, they are saved by the timely appearance of Carue and the Spot-Billed Duck Squad.

At the western gate of Alubarna, the remaining Baroque Works agents are discussing the force they are dealing with, considering that the Straw-Hats managed to defeat six of their agents, not including Miss Wednesday. However, they all agree on the fact that the only thing that really matters is that Vivi must be eliminated.

Chapter Notes

 * Miss All Sunday asks Luffy what is the Will of the D.
 * Igaram is alive.

Characters
3: first apparition

Anime Episode
p2 to 17: episode 111

p18 to 19: episode 112

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