An emergency escape from Marine warships blasts the Thousand Sunny onto Hand Island, a New World island shaped like a giant human hand and known for its craftsmen. While Franky repairs the ship, Monkey D. Luffy and the crew explore the town, and Luffy befriends an elderly wax sculptor whose apprentice can shape wax nearly as hard as steel, a skill that got him imprisoned by the Marines. Luffy sets out with the others to bring the apprentice back. Newly animated flashbacks to the manga's opening chapter run through the special.