Chapter 1058

Chapter 1058 is titled "New Emperor".

Cover Page
Germa 66's Ahh... An Emotionless Excursion, Vol. 17: "Take me with you!! Get me outta here!"

Caesar begs the Vinsmoke siblings to help him escape.

Short Summary
The Straw Hat Pirates receive their new bounties shortly after leaving Wano. Meanwhile at Karai Bari Island, Crocodile and Dracule Mihawk use Buggy as the figurehead leader of Cross Guild as repayment of the latter's past debts. At New Marineford, Brannew discusses the Cross Guild leaders and their bounties. Finally, at the Revolutionary Army headquarters on Momoiro Island, Koala alongside her fellow officers successfully reunite with Bartholomew Kuma and also receive a call from Sabo.

Long Summary
An irate Nami has locked a bruised and beaten Luffy in a cage as punishment for causing the ship to go over the waterfall instead of using the safer option and risking everyone’s lives once again. Jinbe tells her not to be so hard on him since everyone is okay, but Nami yells that as a part of the crew, they need to keep Luffy under a tight leash. Her rage scares him to the point that he believes she has Haoshoku Haki, but Chopper tells him to just avoid her. Franky, similar to Jinbe, is pleased, but this is due to the fact that the only damage done to the ship was a broken yard on the mast, a testament of his ship’s power.

A seagull arrives with the newspapers and Robin distributes the new bounties for the Straw Hat Grand Fleet and everyone else:


 * Chopper’s bounty increased to 1,000 Belly, which even though is higher than his previous, it is still small due to him being considered the Straw Hat Pirates’ pet.
 * Nami’s bounty increased to 366,000,000 Belly, an amount that scares her as according to herself, even SHE would want what she is worth.
 * Brook’s bounty increased to 383,000,000 Belly, which pleases him.
 * Franky’s bounty has increased to 394,000,000 Belly, but he becomes enraged by the fact that the picture is now the mast of the Thousand Sunny, which doesn’t even resemble him.
 * Usopp’s bounty increased to 500,000,000 Belly, which upsets him over how high it has become.
 * Robin’s bounty has increased to 930,000,000 Belly, though she doesn’t pay it much mind due to giving Chopper some cotton candy to cheer him up.
 * Sanji’s bounty increased to 1,032,000,000 Belly, which infuriates him that not only is he lower than Zoro once again, but now he is lower than Jinbe.
 * Speaking of, Jinbe’s bounty increased to 1,100,000,000 Belly, though he’s more concerned about Sanji.
 * Zoro’s bounty increased to 1,111,000,000 Belly, while he taunts Sanji for being fourth in the crew now, resulting in the two fighting again.
 * Luffy’s bounty is now 3,000,000,000 Belly, but he keeps asking for someone to let him out because he’s hungry.

Meanwhile on Karai Bari Island, the members of Buggy’s Delivery Service are in awe over the fact that Buggy seemingly recruited Dracule Mihawk to save them from the Marines following the dissolution of the Warlord System. Off to the side, however, Buggy is desperately pleading for his life while Crocodile holds him by the hair and Mihawk holds his sword over his separated head. Crocodile tells Buggy that Cross Guild was supposed to be lead by himself and Mihawk, so the fact that Buggy is considered the boss instead is a insult to his pride. Mihawk similarly adds that even if Buggy were to die here and now, it wouldn’t make up for the shame they feel now. Galdino tries to curry favor with Crocodile as he had once worked for him in Baroque Works, much to Buggy’s fury, while the other members of his crew believe all they can do is follow Crocodile now.

As it turns out, following the dissolution of the Warlord System, Crocodile contacted Mihawk and suggested they team up to form an organization that would scare the Marines, using the fact that Mihawk has decided to relocate himself due to constantly being attacked by Marines as justification and that beforehand, he was once known as the “Marine Hunter.”

Following their team up, Crocodile and Mihawk made their way to Buggy’s island, destroying the Marine’s ships as a result. This causes Buggy’s men to believe that Buggy was risking himself by summoning Crocodile for help, as rumors were circulating that he was his subordinate. However, what they don’t know is that Buggy took out a huge loan from Crocodile, and became fearful he had come to collect his debt. When Crocodile confronts him, he admits he’s surprised Buggy stuck around since he figured he would’ve bailed by this point (which he would have had his subordinates not seen him and expressed belief he would help them). Buggy tries to explain his debt to Crocodile by telling him that operating a delivery service requires a lot of money to keep running, and his biggest earners, the giants, had all quit. Crocodile suggests he sell Buggy into slavery, but Buggy tries to appease to him by reminding him that they escaped Impel Down together. Crocodile ignores him and tells him that he needs his operations to begin his company, and if Buggy can’t pay, he will have to take full responsibility. Desperate, Buggy offers to join and use his resources to kickstart Crocodile’s business, even offering to work for free.

Though he accepted these terms, when Crocodile demands to know why Buggy was given the top-billing on the flier, he explains it wasn’t his idea, as his devout followers’ blind faith to him was what led to the fliers looking the way they do. Ultimately, Mihawk decides that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to let Buggy be the organization’s figurehead, as he would personally rather live peacefully than be considered an Emperor. Crocodile agrees to Mihawk’s views, especially since the two of them can do away with Buggy should they need to. His life spared for now, Buggy announces the two as Cross Guild’s executives to his men, who mistake his tears of fear over his fate for tears of joy.

As for how Buggy became an Emperor, At Marine HQ, the Marines discussed Buggy’s accomplishments (him being considered the mastermind of the Impel Down mass escape, having a close relationship with Shanks, and the fact that Crocodile seemingly came to his aid and made contact with Mihawk prior) and that Cross Guild’s Marine hunting movement is attracting attention from many shady organizations, thus making it a very dangerous threat to them. They decided to award Crocodile a bounty of 1,965,000,000 Belly, Mihawk a bounty of 3,590,000,000, and Buggy 3,189,000,000 Belly, with his reputation being the foundation of his new status as an Emperor.

Meanwhile, on Momoiro Island, Emporio Ivankov tells Koala to cheer up since Sabo and the rest of the commanders are all okay, and she does. Morley expresses annoyance that Sabo’s actions made them stew, while Karasu and Lindbergh say what happened occurred after he split from them, but they believe in him. Koala looks at Monkey D. Dragon, who admits that while he’s relieved Sabo is okay, if he truly did assassinate Nefertari Cobra, he won’t forgive him no matter the reason. He then asks Bartholomew Kuma to tell him what he saw as Koala picks up a call to them that the Marines manage to listen in on.

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Sabo’s voice rings.

Chapter Notes

 * The Straw Hats survived the departure from Wano Country.
 * Robin receives the crew's new bounties from the News Coo.
 * Chopper's bounty is 1,000.
 * Chopper is now recognized as the crew's doctor, while still retaining his pet status.
 * Nami's bounty is 366,000,000.
 * Brook's bounty is 383,000,000.
 * Franky's bounty is 394,000,000.
 * His bounty poster now depicts the Thousand Sunny's figurehead.
 * Usopp's bounty is 500,000,000.
 * Robin's bounty is 930,000,000.
 * Sanji's bounty is 1,032,000,000.
 * His poster appears to have a new picture and no longer has his family name on it.
 * Jinbe's bounty is 1,100,000,000.
 * Zoro's bounty is 1,111,000,000.
 * Luffy's current nine members are now referred to as commanders of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.
 * Crocodile and Mihawk are on Karai Bari Island.
 * They have Buggy under their power due to him being recognized by the public as the president of Cross Guild.
 * Galdino reveals he never joined the Buggy Pirates officially, and returns to work under Crocodile.
 * The formation of Cross Guild is shown in a series of flashback.
 * Crocodile contacted Mihawk in order to form the Cross Guild after the dissolution of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
 * Mihawk's original epithet was "Marine Hunter".
 * Crocodile and Daz Bonez (the latter seen for the first time since the timeskip) attacked the Marine Ships that were heading to capture Buggy.
 * Buggy had some money borrowed from Crocodile, but since he could not pay his debt to him, he let Crocodile take over his Buggy's Delivery organization.
 * Due to his subordinates' love for him, Buggy was advertised as the Cross Guild's leader, leading to the Marines recognizing him as such as well as giving him the status of an Emperor of the Sea.
 * Crocodile and Mihawk ultimately let Buggy remain as president in order to have him attract all the unwanted attention.
 * Buggy, Crocodile and Mihawk's new bounties are shown.
 * Crocodile's bounty is 1,965,000,000.
 * Mihawk's bounty is 3,590,000,000.
 * Buggy's bounty is 3,189,000,000.
 * The Revolutionary Army commanders have arrived to Momoiro Island with Kuma.
 * Dragon questions Kuma about what he witnessed at Mary Geoise.
 * The Marines wiretap a Revolutionary Den Den Mushi call from Sabo to Koala.

Trivia

 * The Viz title for this chapter is the exact same as the title used for Chapter 1053.
 * In the original print version of the chapter, Zoro's bounty is mistakenly listed as 1,100,001,100. This was corrected on the official One Piece Staff Twitter and digital releases.