Chapter 601

Chapter 601 is called "Romance Dawn: For the New World".

Cover
Nami and some Herons battle it out in a casino.

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Short Summary
The Marines arrived, causing chaos on Grove 46 of Sabaody Archipelago. Sentoumaru and his Pacifistas arrive to try to arrest the pirates. Monkey D. Luffy is revealed to the crowd, and everyone knows the real Straw Hat Pirates are alive. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji then quickly leave for Grove 42 to start a new adventure in the New World.

Long Summary
The chapter starts at Brook's concert where the Marines are blocked by the crowd, preventing them from arresting Brook. Brook was rescued by Rosy Life Riders and they said it was an order from Shakky.

In the Grove 46, Fake Luffy was thinking about what to do to the real Luffy but was interrupted because the Marines surrounded them. Fake Luffy ordered Caribou to open a path for them but Caribou thought it too tall an order and he killed the Marine he attacked from before. Fake Luffy was angered that Caribou didn't obey his orders, while the real Luffy is confused as to why everyone is calling him boss. The Pacifistas suddenly appear, the pirates were shocked that the Pacifistas came and said that those are the human weapons used in the Marineford War. Lip "Service" Doughty, worth eighty eight million beli is then crushed by a Pacifista. A crew then proclaimed that even captain Doughty didn't stand a chance against the Pacifista.

Fake Luffy runs away with his crew admitting that they can't defeat those heavily armored Pacifistas. Sentoumaru suddenly appears in front of Fake Luffy. The crew of Fake Luffy was cheering for him calling "Boss 'Luffy' is gonna fight for us! Show us the power of 400 million!". Sentoumaru is confused as to why they called that man Luffy, while Fake Luffy nervously asked Sentoumaru to give him a way out by telling him his heritage. Sentoumaru did not believe any of this and smashed Fake Luffy with his the broad side of his axe, while saying "'Straw Hat' isn't some piece of shit like you!". The pirate crew was shocked and Sentoumaru let PX-5 identify the person. He was "Three-Tongued" Demaro Black with a bounty of twenty six million beli. The crew was shocked and angered, Albion said that if the Marines hadn't interfered, they would all have been the underlings of a twenty six million bounty rookie. Sentoumaru tells everybody that they were idiots to believe in the Fake Luffy and he will arrest them all. He also notices the real Luffy and let the PX-5 to attack him. With that attack Monkey D. Luffy was revealed to all the people there, shocking everyone. Luffy was attacked again by PX-5's laser, but he dodged it and claimed that it to slow. He activates his Gear Second followed by a haki infused "Gomu Gomu no Jet Pistol" defeating PX-5 in one hit. Then he escaped and saw the real Zoro and Sanji who were then attacked by another Pacifista, but they easily defeated it, while angrily stating how they defeated the Pacifista to each other. Luffy was glad that they are reunited. Luffy then noticed Rayleigh, which further shocked everyone in the vicinity, who claimed that he came to see if they needed help but that it looks like there is no need for him to do that. The chapter ends when Luffy thanks Rayleight for everything over the last two years, ending by shouting " I'm gonna become the pirate king!" At this, a smiling Rayleigh starts to get tears in his eyes, while Sanji and Zoro just smile.

Chapter Notes

 * Fake Luffy's real name is Demalo Black.
 * Sentoumaru is now a Marine Officer.
 * Demalo Black has a bounty of only 26 million, compared to Monkey D. Luffy's 400 million.
 * It is offically confirmed that Luffy's new bounty is in fact 400 million.
 * The real Luffy is revealed to be alive.
 * It seems that Luffy can activate his Gear Second without his "blood-pumping" pose. He can pump his blood while standing still.
 * For the first time, Luffy defeats a Pacifista without any problem whatsoever.
 * Sentoumaru notes that Luffy's attack is imbued with Haki.
 * It seems that Zoro is now able to cut a heavily armored Pacifista.
 * Sanji's kicks have gotten stronger too as he was able to break a heavily armored Pacifista's neck.
 * Luffy reaffirms his dream to become the Pirate King.
 * This is the first time Sentomaru uses his axe in battle
 * Luffy has revealed his mastery over all three Hakis

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ROMANCE DAWN for the new world —Atarashii Sekai e no Bōken no Yoake—