Recaps

Fanxin returned to Sabaody Archipelago after freeing some slaves at Mary Geoise, then caught up with Dark King Rayleigh while their ships were being coated. After learning which Straw Hat Pirates had arrived and admitting he caused the attack, Fanxin went to find Ren Fang so she could choose a Devil Fruit.

• Fanxin left Mary Geoise with Little Fox after freeing the slaves he could reach, intending to return when he was stronger.
• Eight days later, Fanxin reached Sabaody Archipelago and found Dark King Rayleigh coating the Straw Hat Pirates' ship.
• Fanxin asked Rayleigh about Straw Hat Boy's progress, and Rayleigh said the young pirate had grown strong and was likely stronger still.
• Fanxin and Rayleigh shared liquor and discussed the Straw Hat crew members who had arrived so far.
• Rayleigh asked if Fanxin had attacked Mary Geoise, and Fanxin admitted he had freed slaves there.
• Fanxin learned his ship would need several more days of coating, then left to find Ren Fang and let her choose a Devil Fruit.

Fanxin helped Ren Fang choose a Paramecia Devil Fruit, which gave her the power of Separation and a way to survive by dividing herself into tiny spaces. After the Straw Hat Pirates reunited with him aboard his coated ship, Fanxin discussed their plans for the New World and shared gifts and videos from Vivi.

• Fanxin met Ren Fang while she shopped with Wang Yan, then took her to a hotel and offered her a choice from more than twenty Devil Fruits.
• Ren Fang ate a white Paramecia Devil Fruit and discovered she could separate targets into tiny spaces and divide herself to escape or revive.
• After returning to the ship, Fanxin gave Devil Fruits to more than twenty people and waited for the remaining arrivals.
• On the seventh day, Straw Hat Boy and the Straw Hat Pirates joined Fanxin aboard his ship, where they shared a meal and talked about their strength and plans to challenge the Four Emperors in the New World.
• Fanxin gave the Straw Hat Pirates gifts from Vivi and had Xiao Ning show them the videos Vivi had recorded, then went to the kitchen to cook.

Fanxin and the Straw Hat Pirates shared a farewell dinner before setting out for the New World, then faced a Marine assault at the island. The Straw Hats fought the Marines and Pacifistas while Fanxin attacked the surrounding warships and prepared to duel Vice Admiral Yanagi, also called Vice Admiral Ryūsei.

• Fanxin warned his crew that the New World would be dangerous, and everyone raised a toast before celebrating together.
• Fanxin told Luffy that the fake Straw Hat crew and the Marines were nearby, including the Pacifistas who had defeated the Straw Hats two years earlier.
• The Marines surrounded the ships with warships and advanced on the island with more than a dozen Pacifistas, so Luffy led the Straw Hats ashore to fight them.
• Fanxin and his crew attacked the warships, and Fanxin sliced one in half before warning the Marines to retreat.
• Vice Admiral Yanagi ordered the Marines to keep fighting, challenged Fanxin, and drew his sword as Fanxin prepared to duel him.

Fanxin fought Marine Vice Admiral Yanagi, whose stacked sword attacks eventually sent him flying, while the Marines moved to destroy the coated ship. Bingfeng defeated Yanagi and froze his forces, then left him alive as the Fanxin Pirates prepared to set sail.

• Fanxin endured Yanagi's sword strikes and was trapped by the Four-Direction Sword Technique, where Yanagi stacked sword energy into a powerful attack that sent him flying.
• Yanagi ordered the Marines to destroy Fanxin's ship, but Bingfeng challenged him while Wang Yan stayed behind to protect the vessel.
• Bingfeng froze the surrounding sea and warships, wiping out Yanagi's Marines; Sentomaru refused to send reinforcements because the Straw Hat Pirates had overwhelmed his forces.
• Bingfeng fought Yanagi on the ice and gradually froze his feet, leaving him unable to escape as the ice spread up his body.
• Bingfeng spared Yanagi in keeping with Fanxin's orders, telling him to warm himself in hot water after the pirates had departed.

Fanxin's crew waited for him while the Straw Hat Pirates defeated the marines and Pacifista and departed for the New World. Fanxin returned to the ship, and his crew prepared to set sail for Fish-Man Island.

• Vice Admiral Yanagi froze into an ice sculpture after Bingfeng immobilized him.
• Bingfeng and Wang Yan waited aboard the ship for Fanxin to return.
• The Straw Hat Pirates defeated the marines and destroyed the Pacifista on the island.
• Straw Hat Boy led his crew aboard their coated ship and set off beneath the sea for the New World.
• Fanxin returned to the ship and explained that the sword qi had sent him flying more than ten li.
• Fanxin's crew prepared to set sail after Ren Fang scolded him for being careless.

Fanxin’s crew left the Marines behind and descended toward Fish-Man Island, where a giant sea beast attacked their ship. After Bingfeng was swept away while fighting it, Fanxin rescued her and left the crew to continue toward Fish-Man Island.

• Wang Yan melted the ice around the Marines, and Fanxin’s ship submerged as Vice Admiral Yanagi vowed to grow stronger and pursue him in the New World.
• Fanxin and Little Black Cat discussed the strange underwater light and the New World’s dangers before the crew spotted a giant sea beast beside their ship.
• Fanxin ordered the crew to enter Wolf Valley, but Wang Yan, Bingfeng, Little Fox, Little Black Cat, Ren Fang, and others stayed with him as the beast watched them.
• Fanxin ordered the ship to descend faster, but the sea beast pursued them and churned the water until the ship’s coating was threatened.
• Bingfeng froze part of the beast, but it broke free and sent her flying in a powerful current.
• Fanxin told Ren Fang, Wang Yan, Little Fox, and Little Black Cat to take the ship toward Fish-Man Island, then entered the whirlpool and rescued Bingfeng into Diamond Space.

Fanxin merged with two hundred Diamond Beasts, defeated the giant sea beast, and rode it toward Fish-Man Island. After finding his pirate ship, he discovered Fish-Men attacking the crew and threatening them to surrender, just as their leader prepared to order an assault.

• Fanxin merged with two hundred Diamond Beasts and used his enhanced strength to beat the giant sea beast into submission.
• Fanxin ordered the sea beast to carry him toward Fish-Man Island, and it guided him through the deep ocean.
• Fanxin spotted his pirate ship and found Fish-Men and sea beasts surrounding it while Ren Fang and the others resisted.
• Wang Yan refused to let the crew submit to the Fish-Men, whose octopus leader prepared to attack.

Fanxin intervened when the Fish-Men threatened his crew, then protected the ship and defeated their attackers underwater. After sending his crew toward Fish-Man Island under the giant sea beast’s escort, he left to pursue the Four Emperors.

• Fanxin stepped between the Fish-Men and his crew, identified himself as their captain, and warned the Fish-Men to leave.
• Fanxin released Bingfeng to protect the ship, then merged with two hundred Diamond Beasts to overcome the seawater’s resistance.
• Wang Yan and Ren Fang organized the crew to move the ship away from the battlefield, while Fanxin ordered the giant sea beast to escort them to Fish-Man Island.
• The Fish-Men attacked Fanxin, but their blows pierced themselves on his spiked, Haki-covered body; Fanxin then beat them for five minutes.
• Fanxin told the defeated Fish-Men to become stronger rather than rely on the sea, then headed toward the deep sea to pursue the Four Emperors.

Fanxin arrived at Fish-Man Island with his crew, explored the island with Ren Fang, and ran into Nami while she was shopping. After Fanxin learned that Nami had been separated from Luffy and the others, a group of Fish-Men surrounded him and Ren Fang over the men he had beaten at sea.

• Fanxin warned his crew to stay together on Fish-Man Island, then led them through the island’s protective membrane and had Little Black Cat hide their ship.
• Fanxin sent the crew sightseeing and took Ren Fang shopping, where they found Nami arguing with a clothing-store owner over a pile of clothes; Fanxin paid for them.
• Fanxin asked Nami where Luffy was, and she explained that a strong current had scattered her crew after their ship was attacked and that she had not yet searched for them.
• Nami left to look for Luffy and the others, while Fanxin and Ren Fang bought clothes and headed out to eat seafood.
• A group of armed Fish-Men surrounded Fanxin and Ren Fang, demanding that Fanxin come with them because he had injured their companions; Fanxin refused to back down.

Fanxin and Ren Fang returned from sightseeing on Fish-Man Island and discovered that extremist Fish-Men had overthrown the royal army and captured the king and two princes. Fanxin gathered his crew to protect the royals and waited for the right moment to stop the rebellion without worsening tensions between Fish-Men and humans.

• Fanxin used Haki to knock out pursuing Fish-Men, warned the survivors to leave him alone, and continued sightseeing with Ren Fang for more than twenty days.
• Ren Fang urged Fanxin to return to their crew, buy supplies, and arrange to have their ship coated before heading to the New World.
• Fanxin and Ren Fang found extremist Fish-Men attacking symbols of the royal palace and learned that the royal army had been defeated.
• Fanxin explained that he would wait until the Fish-Man residents were desperate before intervening, hoping to expose the extremists' lies and ease hostility toward humans.
• Fanxin told Ren Fang to contact Wang Yan, Bingfeng, and the others to protect the royals, then flew with her to the square where rebels held the king and two princes captive.
• The main fighting force joined Fanxin, and he ordered everyone to wait for his signal while the other crew members remained safe aboard the ship.

Hody Jones announced his plan to become king, execute Neptune and his sons, and wage war on humans. He revealed that he had staged the execution to lure Princess Shirahoshi back so he could seize her power to summon Sea Kings.

• Fish-Man residents watched the rebels seize the royal family, while Fanxin judged that they opposed Hody Jones and would support the royal family.
• Hody Jones declared himself the future king and rallied the New Fish-Man Pirates to support his plan to execute Neptune and his sons.
• Neptune warned Hody Jones that his ambition would destroy Fish-Man Island and said Jinbe would stop him, but Hody dismissed Jinbe as a threat.
• Hody Jones revealed that he was waiting for Princess Shirahoshi and intended to capture her and use her power to conquer human territory.
• Neptune explained that Shirahoshi could summon and command Sea Kings, and Hody confirmed that he wanted to wield that power in his war.

Jinbe arrived at the palace square and fought Hody Jones to stop his coup and save King Neptune. After Jinbe initially defeated him, Hody used a secret medicine to gain strength, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Hody Jones prepared to kill King Neptune, but Jinbe arrived and challenged him.
• Jinbe and Hody Jones exchanged Water Shot attacks, and Jinbe sent Hody flying.
• Jinbe noticed Hody's men were not worried, then moved to free King Neptune.
• Hody Jones struck Jinbe with a powerful wave of water and revealed that medicine had greatly increased his strength.
• Jinbe recognized that Hody had taken a dangerous strength-enhancing medicine and prepared to fight him again.

Hody Jones abandoned his attack on King Neptune to capture Princess Shirahoshi, while Jinbe freed the king and princes and Fanxin prepared his group to intervene. Shirahoshi exposed Hody Jones as the murderer of her mother, turning Fish-Man Island’s citizens against him.

• Hody Jones left Jinbe and King Neptune to pursue Princess Shirahoshi, and Jinbe freed the king and princes after assuring Neptune that Luffy was protecting her.
• Fanxin sent Little Fox to guard King Neptune and his sons, then told Bingfeng to prepare to protect Shirahoshi and wait for the right moment to fight.
• Hody Jones reached Shirahoshi and demanded that she join him in waging war, but she refused even when he threatened her family.
• Shirahoshi revealed that Hody Jones had shot her mother and blamed humans for the murder, prompting the citizens to turn against him.
• Shirahoshi explained that her mother had kept the truth hidden to prevent Neptune from executing Hody Jones, but she spoke out to protect Fish-Man Island.

Hody Jones threatened the people of Fish-Man Island and tried to kill Princess Shirahoshi, but Luffy intervened and challenged him. After the Straw Hat Pirates arrived, Luffy used Conqueror's Haki to knock out many of Hody's forces, leaving the battle to continue.

• Hody Jones demanded that Princess Shirahoshi submit to him, and she firmly refused.
• Hody Jones reached for Shirahoshi's neck, but Luffy appeared and stopped him before striking him with a Haki-coated punch.
• The Straw Hat Pirates arrived, and Luffy said they had come to defeat Hody Jones and his men.
• Hody Jones rallied his army of more than a hundred thousand against the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Luffy let the enemy forces surround him, then unleashed Conqueror's Haki and knocked out many of Hody Jones's men.

Fanxin and the Straw Hat Pirates joined forces against Hody Jones and his Fish-Men, while Fanxin suspected Hody had a dangerous power-up. Fanxin asked King Neptune about the secret behind the mermaid princess and offered to help protect her.

• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates attacked Hody Jones’s forces, and Jinbe joined the battle.
• Fanxin let Bingfeng and the others join the fight while keeping Little Black Cat nearby to relay messages.
• Fanxin warned Little Black Cat that Hody Jones likely had a costly trump card behind his sudden increase in strength.
• Fanxin went to King Neptune and asked why Hody Jones feared the mermaid princess and wanted to control her.
• King Neptune revealed that his daughter had a secret ability Hody wanted to use as his strongest fighting force, and Fanxin offered to help.

Fanxin tried to protect Princess Shirahoshi and Fish-Man Island after Vander Decken IX sent Noah crashing toward the island. Fanxin and Shirahoshi swam upward to draw the ship away, while Hody Jones secretly boarded Noah and Straw Hat Boy followed him.

• Fanxin refused to press King Neptune for information, had him mobilize the royal army, and joined the fight alongside Little Black Cat.
• Noah appeared above Fish-Man Island, so Fanxin called his allies together, distributed life-saving coral, and ordered Ren Fang, Wang Yan, and Little Black Cat to secure their ship in Wolf Valley.
• Fanxin realized Noah was following Princess Shirahoshi and learned that Vander Decken IX had brought it to force her to marry him.
• Princess Shirahoshi rejected Vander Decken IX, who ordered Noah to fall and destroy her and Fish-Man Island.
• Fanxin told Princess Shirahoshi to draw Noah away from the island, then swam upward beside her as the ship descended.
• Hody Jones took drugs, escaped Straw Hat Boy, and climbed Noah's chain; Straw Hat Boy followed him while Fanxin and Shirahoshi continued upward.

Fanxin and Princess Shirahoshi tried to guide Noah away from Fish-Man Island, but Vander Decken was knocked unconscious and Noah began falling out of control. With Hody Jones threatening the island and Luffy arriving to fight him, Fanxin and the islanders worked to destroy Noah before it could crash.

• Princess Shirahoshi pulled Noah away from Fish-Man Island, but Noah stopped following her and began to sink after something happened to Vander Decken.
• Fanxin found Hody Jones holding the unconscious Vander Decken, then used a Den Den Mushi to warn Fish-Man Island and ask its people to bubble Noah.
• Luffy arrived to confront Hody Jones, and Fanxin told Luffy to fight him while Fanxin destroyed Noah.
• The people of Fish-Man Island enclosed Noah in an enormous bubble, and Fanxin attacked it with the Dragon-Slaying Sword, Diamond Beasts, and diamond blades.
• Luffy faced Hody Jones above Noah and declared that he would kill him, while Hody vowed that Noah would destroy Fish-Man Island.

Straw Hat Luffy trapped Hody Jones aboard the Noah and overwhelmed him, forcing Hody to swallow a large supply of Energy Steroids E.S. The drugs made Hody enormous and strong enough to hurt Luffy, leaving their fight poised to intensify.

• Hody Jones tried to escape, but Straw Hat Luffy destroyed his bubble and forced him to stay and fight aboard the Noah.
• Luffy battered Hody with Barrage Gatling and drove him through the ship’s rooms.
• Cornered, Hody swallowed many Energy Steroids E.S, the forbidden drugs he had stolen from the royal palace.
• The drugs enlarged Hody and gave him enough strength to smash Luffy through a wall and make him bleed.
• Luffy wondered how Hody had hurt him without using Haki, then vowed to defeat him regardless.

Straw Hat Luffy defeated Hody Jones aboard Noah and joined Fanxin in destroying the descending ship before it could crash into Fish-Man Island. Noah continued to shrink as Princess Shirahoshi watched helplessly.

• Hody Jones's Energy Steroids made him resistant to Luffy's attacks, so Luffy targeted his vulnerable spots with Barrage Gatling.
• Hody Jones used Water Shot to keep Luffy at a distance and claimed Noah would soon crash into Fish-Man Island.
• Luffy coated his body in Haki, forced his way through the water attacks, and knocked Hody Jones unconscious with a barrage of punches.
• Luffy enlarged his hands, covered them in Haki, and attacked Noah with Barrage Gatling to destroy it.
• Luffy and Fanxin worked on Noah from above and below, while Princess Shirahoshi watched anxiously, unable to help.

Princess Shirahoshi summoned the Sea Kings, who stopped Noah from falling onto Fish-Man Island and revealed that she was their king. Fanxin recognized that she might be Poseidon, arranged for a sea serpent to protect her while he was away, and ended the chapter heading back to Fish-Man Island with an injured Straw Hat Boy.

• Seven Sea Kings caught Noah with iron chains and told Princess Shirahoshi that she was their king and could command them.
• Princess Shirahoshi persuaded Luffy and Fanxin to stop attacking after the Sea Kings halted Noah’s descent.
• Fanxin concluded that Princess Shirahoshi might be Poseidon and decided to leave a sea serpent to protect her while he went to the New World.
• Fanxin tried to bargain with the Sea Kings for treasure, but a huge toad attacked him and drove him far from Noah.
• Fanxin returned to Princess Shirahoshi, found Straw Hat Boy bleeding in her palm, and called for them to go back to Fish-Man Island for treatment.

Fanxin captured Hody Jones and Vander Decken, helped King Neptune impose control over the rebels, and installed a powerful golden dragon as Ryugu Palace’s guardian. With Fish-Man Island’s crisis contained, Fanxin and the Straw Hat Pirates prepared to leave, and Chopper reported that Luffy was recovering from blood loss.

• Fanxin captured Hody Jones and Vander Decken and handed them over to King Neptune, who vowed to keep them imprisoned.
• King Neptune ordered the Fish-Man District closed and its residents brought under royal law, while Fanxin attacked the protesting Fish-Men until they agreed to comply.
• King Neptune dispatched the royal army to secure the district and rebels, but Fanxin paused the operation to offer a guardian for the royal family.
• Fanxin summoned a five-clawed golden dragon from Wolf Valley and declared it the guardian of Ryugu Palace and Fish-Man Island.
• Fanxin and the others left the square to rest and wait for their ship to be coated, then Fanxin met the Straw Hat Pirates by the sea.
• Chopper told Fanxin that Luffy had lost a lot of blood but was recovering after receiving a transfusion.

Fanxin and the Straw Hat Pirates accepted King Neptune’s invitation to Ryugu Palace after the Fish-Men apologized for falsely accusing the Straw Hats. The chapter ended with both crews feasting while Fanxin planned to turn the fourth level into a seafood breeding base.

• Fanxin and the Straw Hat Pirates waited for their ships to be coated before leaving Fish-Man Island.
• The Minister of the Left invited the crews to Ryugu Palace, explaining that the missing mermaid girls had cleared the Straw Hats and the king wanted to apologize with a banquet.
• Fanxin agreed to attend if the Minister arranged coating for their ships, and the Minister sent for craftsmen who coated both crews’ ships without asking for payment.
• Fanxin and the Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Ryugu Palace, where King Neptune, Princess Shirahoshi, and the three princes welcomed them and began a three-day banquet.
• The crews ate and celebrated while Fanxin told Ren Fang he planned to use the fourth level as a seafood breeding base now that the golden dragon had left.

Caribou infiltrated Ryugu Palace and tried to abduct Princess Shirahoshi, but Fanxin’s golden dragon stopped him and exposed his crimes. After the Straw Hat Pirates returned to the banquet, Fanxin asked the Minister of the Left to let him speak with Caribou before handing him over.

• Ren Fang and Fanxin danced at the banquet while the mermaids and other guests joined them.
• Caribou slipped past the guards, used his Swamp-Swamp Fruit to engulf Princess Shirahoshi, and tried to abduct her because he knew she was Poseidon.
• Fanxin’s golden dragon threatened Caribou, then called for help; Caribou fled the tower but ran into the royal soldiers and pirates.
• The golden dragon revealed that Caribou had captured the mermaids and stolen the palace treasures, clearing the Straw Hat Pirates of blame.
• The Straw Hat Pirates returned to the banquet, and Fanxin asked the Minister of the Left for time to speak with Caribou before surrendering him.

Fanxin learned that Princess Shirahoshi was Poseidon and warned her to keep her identity secret, then protected Fish-Man Island from Big Mom’s demand for sweets by taking the blame with Luffy. Pekoms and Baron Tamago faced Fanxin and Luffy after they claimed responsibility, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Fanxin tortured Caribou until he revealed that Shirahoshi was Poseidon, then warned him to keep the secret before the Minister of the Left took him to prison.
• Fanxin explained Shirahoshi’s identity and the danger it posed to Fish-Man Island, then left the golden dragon to protect her.
• After the three-day banquet, Fanxin and the others went shopping, where they found Pekoms and Baron Tamago demanding sweets for Big Mom.
• Fanxin stopped Baron Tamago from calling Big Mom and claimed that he and Luffy had eaten the sweets and destroyed the factory.
• Luffy agreed with Fanxin and said the Straw Hat Pirates had eaten the sweets, drawing Big Mom’s anger toward them instead of Fish-Man Island.

Fanxin and Luffy confronted Big Mom’s envoys and agreed to take responsibility for the stolen pastries so Fish-Man Island would not be targeted. Big Mom redirected her anger toward Luffy and agreed to let Baron Tamago take treasure instead, while Fanxin and the Straw Hats planned to form an alliance in the New World.

• Luffy and Fanxin told Baron Tamago and Pekoms they had eaten the pastries and challenged Big Mom’s crew to come after them instead of Fish-Man Island.
• Fanxin said Fish-Man Island was his territory and urged Luffy to take the blame, since the island still needed protection from the Four Emperors.
• Luffy answered Big Mom’s call and told her that he and his crew had eaten the pastries, warning her to target them rather than Fish-Man Island.
• Big Mom agreed to redirect her anger toward Luffy and invited him to come to the New World, where he promised to send her flying.
• Baron Tamago told Big Mom the pastries were gone and asked to take treasure to replace destroyed ships; Big Mom agreed and ordered him to bring back plenty of pastries later.
• Fanxin, Zoro, and Sanji agreed that their crews would form an alliance in the New World and help one another against powerful opponents.