Chapter 837

Chapter 837 is titled "Luffy vs. Commander Cracker".

Cover Page
From the Decks of the World: The 500,000,000 Man Arc Vol. 24: "Within the Ruins of a Certain Island: The Red Hair Pirates".

Yasopp and some members of the Red Hair Pirates are reading a newspaper.

Short Summary
As Luffy fights Charlotte Cracker, Luffy finds himself overwhelmed by Cracker's swordsmanship and Busoshoku Haki. At the same time, in her fight with Nami, Brûlée reveals that Eustass Kid and Scratchmen Apoo had previously been overwhelmed by Big Mom's forces, just as they were currently being; the only exception was Urouge, who managed to defeat one of the Sweet Four Commanders, but was then defeated by Cracker.

Nami and Pound successfully fend off  Brûlée's  attack, with Nami knocking Brûlée out with Thunder Tempo. Soon after, antagonized by Cracker's taunts, Luffy manages to briefly overwhelm the Sweet Commander by activating Gear Fourth and blowing him away with Kong Gun.

Long Summary
Cracker tells Luffy that his sword is called Pretzel, and it has no equal among other swords. Nami is shocked that Cracker's limbs and even Pretzel multiplied, and warns Luffy to fall back since Cracker was likely an executive member of the Big Mom Pirates. Luffy refuses and charges at Cracker, hitting him with Elephant Gun, although Cracker easily blocks it with his shields. Cracker then repels Luffy and assaults him with his multiple Pretzels, which overwhelm Luffy as he struggles to block them. Cracker then drives a Busoshoku Haki-imbued Pretzel into Luffy's abdomen, sending Luffy flying far away despite him covering himself in Haki as well.

Brûlée laughs as Nami realize, s that they are truly in over their heads if Luffy cannot even defeat a Yonko's underling, and she tries to run away. Brûlée and King Baum confront Nami, and Brûlée laughs at their helplessness, saying that like all the Worst Generation crews that entered the New World seeking to become Pirate King, they will hit the wall and fall into despair. During the past two years, Eustass Kid, Scratchmen Apoo, Capone Bege, and Urouge all entered Big Mom's territory, and aside from Bege who submitted himself to them, they were all chased away without even seeing Big Mom herself. Brûlée throws a mirror down toward Nami and appears inside it, saying that Urouge was the only one who put up a decent fight, as he actually managed to defeat one of their Commanders, which they once had four of instead of three. However, Big Mom then sent Cracker to deal with him, and Brûlée is confident that Urouge's body is lying somewhere in the woods. Brûlée mocks the mere notion of the Straw Hats being able to stand up to Big Mom and ruin her plans as she emerges from her mirror and grabs Nami, saying they will all perish without even seeing Big Mom.

Brûlée drags Nami into her mirror, and Nami calls for Pound, causing him to throw a wild punch at Brûlée. She dodges it, but is forced to let go of Nami, and tells her stepfather that his actions now qualify as rebellion against Big Mom, which he can never redeem himself from. Nami then strikes Brûlée with Thunderbolt Tempo and sends her crashing to the ground, frightening the nearby homies. Pound states that Brûlée will definitely return, as she can appear in any mirror, and Nami apologizes for dragging him into the conflict. However, Pound replies that it was settled since Big Mom said her subordinates could kill him at their leisure. He then asks Nami if she is really friends with Lola, which she affirms, and she is eager to put her Vivre Card of Big Mom to good use as it scares away all the homies. The homies start running away from the pirates, saying that this is more than they bargained for, but Cracker orders them to not let the pirates leave the Seducing Woods alive. Luffy attacks Cracker with Hawk Gatling, but Cracker easily blocks it with his Haki-imbued shields, and Luffy says that Cracker's Haki is the hardest that he's come across. Cracker then slams Luffy into the ground, and tells him to leave Sanji be since he will live a luxurious royal life with the Charlotte and Vinsmoke families. Cracker draws closer to Luffy as he berates him for his selfishness, saying Sanji would not appreciate being associated with pirates any longer should Luffy somehow manage to reach him. Luffy then activates Gear Fourth and blows Cracker away with Kong Gun, telling him not to put words in Sanji's mouth and saying that Sanji would never talk to them like that.

Chapter Notes

 * Yasopp and some unnamed members of the Red Hair Pirates appear for the first time after the timeskip.
 * Cracker’s sword is called Pretzel, which is one of the best swords in the world.
 * Cracker can use Busoshoku Haki.
 * According to Brûlée, several members of the Worst Generation including Kid, Apoo, Bege, and Urouge once tried to invade Big Mom's territory, but they all failed.
 * There were originally four Sweet Commanders, until Urouge defeated one of them. However, he was later defeated by Cracker.
 * Brûlée doesn't know that Urouge was able to escape the island with his life intact.
 * Nami defeats Brûlée.
 * Luffy manages to land a hit on Cracker.