# WebtoonLib — One Piece #223

## Series
- title: One Piece
- slug: one-piece-46bb51

## Chapter
- number: 223
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
While continuing their search for Montblanc Cricket on the pirate-infested island of Jaya, the Straw Hats take a break in the rough-and-tumble Mock Town. There, Luffy has a fateful and comical encounter in a tavern, getting into a heated argument over cherry pie with a boisterous, large man. This man is revealed to be the ambitious and ruthless pirate Marshall D. Teach, also known as Blackbeard. In a moment thick with dramatic irony, the two men—destined to become bitter rivals—find themselves briefly aligned in their belief in pirates' dreams, completely unaware that their paths will soon lead to tragic consequences for Luffy's brother, Ace.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Shoujou — Supporting
- Masira — Supporting
- Nami — Main

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
While continuing their search for Montblanc Cricket on the pirate-infested island of Jaya, the Straw Hats take a break in the rough-and-tumble Mock Town.

### Spoiler summary
While continuing their search for Montblanc Cricket on the pirate-infested island of Jaya, the Straw Hats take a break in the rough-and-tumble Mock Town. There, Luffy has a fateful and comical encounter in a tavern, getting into a heated argument over cherry pie with a boisterous, large man. This man is revealed to be the ambitious and ruthless pirate Marshall D. Teach, also known as Blackbeard. In a moment thick with dramatic irony, the two men—destined to become bitter rivals—find themselves briefly aligned in their belief in pirates' dreams, completely unaware that their paths will soon lead to tragic consequences for Luffy's brother, Ace.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — One Piece #223](/series/one-piece-46bb51/chapter-223)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/one-piece-46bb51

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