Summary:
While Luffy and Ace are in the custody of the Bluejam pirates, Bluejam reveals that he wished he was born a noble, and that if they are really brothers, they will not go looking for Sab. Luffy and Ace join the Bluejam Pirates at the captain’s request and then along with the other pirates transfer the cargo to the marked locations in the Gray Terminal. Meanwhile, accompanied by his father, Sabo is interrogated for the crimes he committed. His father urges him to put all the blame on Luffy and Ace to save his family’s name, however Sabo refuses and is knocked to the ground and his father is forced to bribe the officer with a pile of bills.
Sabo returns home with his father and is greeted by his mother and newly adopted brother Sterry. Sterry tells Sabo that Gray Terminal will be burned to ashes along with its inhabitants, and that this has been planned for months in conjunction with the arrival of the Inspection Squad and the Sky Dragon. Sabo escapes the family mansion at night and overhears a group of royal guards discussing a plan. In their discussion, Sabo revealed that the burning of the Gray Terminal would continue tomorrow and that the Bluejam Pirates would be behind it.
The next day, Sabo escapes the manor and travels the streets of High Town to find that all the nobles are aware of the impending massacre. His father sends out a search party and soon Sabo is being chased by two royal guards. Meanwhile, Bluejam reveals to Luffy and Ace that the cargo they were carrying was oil and gunpowder, and that Gray Terminal would be set on fire that day. Luffy and Ace react indignantly and are quickly captured by Bluejam’s pirates, Bluejam informs them that they can no longer leave them alive, then asks where their treasure is.
Later that night, residents of Edge Town, Town Center, and Mt. Colubo witnesses a monstrous inferno raging. The Royal Guard ushers the citizens of Edge Town into the city center, while the residents of Gray Terminal flee in terror, only to find every exit blocked by fire. The Bluejam pirates stand just outside the Great Gate of Goa, surrounded by fire, as it is revealed that they will receive titles from the king, become nobles, and live in High Town as payment for their services. However, the gate does not open for the pirates as Bluejam realizes that their contract has been betrayed and that they have been left to die.
Meanwhile, Luffy and Ace manage to cut themselves off after being tied to a tree, surrounded by oncoming flames. In the center of town, a rumor spread among the citizens that the Bluejam pirates were responsible for the atrocity, in an attempt to stop the Inspection Squad and Sky Dragons from visiting the island. Pursued by the Kingsguard, Sabo is believed to be the last citizen left in Edge Town. While running, he crashes and falls to the ground, but an unknown cloaked man helps him to his feet. In his madness, Sabo tells the person about the atrocity the nobles have invented and that he is ashamed of being born a noble.
The masked individual is revealed to be none other than Monkey D. Dragon as he informs Sabo that he feels he understands his pain as he was also born in the Kingdom of Goa. The dragon then says that he still lacked the power to change it, and at the boy’s plea, he listens and remembers Sabo’s story. Luffy and Ace are seen fleeing the engulfing flames, while a high-heeled individual informs Dragon that preparations have been made, in a dialect similar to that of Emporio Ivankov.