ONE PIECE VOL 17

Luffy was mad because Vapolu was trying to destroy Hilruk's pirate flag. He said to Vapolu that Vapolu was not worthy to touch the flag and also not worthy to be either a king nor a pirate. Finally, Luffy was able to defeat Vapolu and chased his cres away from Drum Empire.

Chopper was impressed by Luffy's strength, but he still felt that he was different from others because he's just a reindeer. However, Luffy didn't care and finally was able to convinced Chopper to come with him. While Chopper and his new friends was about to left Drum Empire, they were looking back at the sky and they saw snow turned pink just liked sakura's pedal falling from the sky. Hilruk's dream had come true.

At the end of this volume, Luffy and his friends was about to arrive Alabasta. Now, they must plan on how to take Crocodile and save the empire!