Recaps

Roy and Law arrived at Drum Kingdom, where Wapol’s rule had left ordinary people without access to doctors. Law treated a sick girl, and Roy rescued Chopper from soldiers hunting him, leaving the reindeer hidden with them.

• Law told Roy about Wapol’s doctor hunt and the suffering it caused, and Roy agreed they would change the kingdom.
• Chopper searched for medicinal herbs to help sick villagers, but soldiers pursued him as a monster.
• Wapol boasted about his medical monopoly and ordered anyone practicing medicine without permission killed on sight.
• Roy and Law landed at Drum Kingdom, where Law treated a feverish girl whose father had begged for help.
• Roy used his power to bring the fleeing Chopper into the house, and they hid him until the soldiers’ searchers moved on.

Roy and Law rescued Chopper from Wapol’s soldiers and invited him to join their effort to change the Drum Kingdom. At Dr. Kureha’s home, they agreed that confronting Wapol directly was the simplest way to stop his abuses.

• After the soldiers left, Chopper hid from Roy and Law, fearing they would eat him, until they reassured him.
• Chopper told Law that he had secretly treated sick villagers and was pursued because Wapol forbade ordinary people from practicing medicine; Law told him he had done nothing wrong.
• Roy invited Chopper to join them in changing the country, and Chopper returned with them to Dr. Kureha’s residence.
• Kureha explained that Wapol had confined twenty doctors in the palace and driven out or suppressed the rest, leaving her and Chopper to treat people in secret.
• Roy proposed dealing directly with Wapol, and Law and Kureha agreed; Roy explained to Chopper that they would stop the king from hurting people again.

Wapol stormed Dr. Kureha’s illegal medical camp, but Roy intervened and overwhelmed him and his soldiers. Roy left Wapol alive for now, holding him by the throat and warning that his life still had value.

• Wapol learned Dr. Kureha was treating patients in the central square and led more than a hundred soldiers there to stop her.
• Dr. Kureha continued treating patients with Chopper and Law while Roy watched nearby.
• Roy struck Wapol through a wall, then used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out the soldiers who raised their weapons.
• Wapol fired a cannonball from his Munch-Munch Cannon Form, but Roy slapped it aside and grabbed Wapol by the throat.

Roy exposed Wapol’s crimes to the people of Drum Kingdom and appeared to execute him, then helped Dalton become provisional governor. As doctors returned and the country rebuilt, it was renamed the White Healing Kingdom.

• Roy accused Wapol of driving out doctors, stealing the kingdom’s wealth, and abusing his power, then snapped his neck before the crowd.
• Roy secretly transported Wapol’s apparent corpse away, and the people called for Dalton to lead their future.
• The people freed Dalton from prison, and Roy appointed him provisional governor of the Drum Kingdom Reconstruction Committee.
• The Five Elders reviewed the successful transition and increased tribute prospects, then decided to accept the outcome despite Wapol’s death.
• Dalton abolished Wapol’s old laws, restored medical care and education, and oversaw the return of doctors.
• Chopper suggested renaming the country the White Healing Kingdom, and the name and its medicinal-herb emblem were approved.

Roy and Law invited Chopper to join the Navy, and Chopper chose to leave White Healing Kingdom to become a doctor who could help everyone. As the warship sailed toward an island, Roy told Chopper he would meet the smartest person in the world.

• Dalton vowed to make the newly named White Healing Kingdom a country no one could trample on as doctors rebuilt its medical institutions.
• Roy and Law thanked Dr. Kureha and asked Chopper to join the Navy as a doctor.
• Dr. Kureha encouraged Chopper to choose his own path, and Chopper decided to join the Navy and pursue a cure for every disease.
• Chopper said goodbye to Dr. Kureha, Dalton, and the doctors as the warship departed from White Healing Kingdom.
• Chopper explored the ship and asked Roy where they were going, and Roy said he would take him to meet the smartest person in the world.

Roy brought Chopper, Law, and the unconscious Wapol to Vegapunk’s laboratory, where they reunited with Kuma and Bonney. After sending everyone else away, Roy revealed a Dark-Dark Fruit power, shocking Vegapunk.

• Roy used a Spatial Ripple to take Law, Chopper, and the unconscious Wapol directly to the laboratory.
• Kuma thanked Vegapunk for treating Bonney, and Roy checked that Bonney had recovered.
• Vegapunk excitedly examined Chopper and asked for a blood sample, while Chopper hid behind Law.
• Roy dropped Wapol onto the laboratory floor for Vegapunk to study.
• Kuma and Bonney left, and Law took Chopper outside, leaving Roy alone with Vegapunk.
• Roy revealed a Dark Vortex in his palm, and Vegapunk identified it as the Dark-Dark Fruit power.

Roy revealed that the Dark-Dark Fruit could steal Devil Fruit abilities and asked Vegapunk to help develop weapons using those powers. After Roy extracted the Munch-Munch Fruit from Wapol, Vegapunk saw proof of the technology and considered what they might achieve together.

• Roy showed Vegapunk his Dark-Dark Fruit power and explained that it could steal other Devil Fruit abilities.
• Vegapunk recognized the power's military, scientific, and political potential, and Roy asked for his help.
• Roy pointed out Wapol's Munch-Munch Fruit and asked whether Vegapunk could make objects eat Paramecia fruits; Vegapunk said the technology remained unstable but could be developed with a sample.
• Vegapunk demonstrated Elephant Sword Funkfreed, an inanimate object that had eaten a Zoan Devil Fruit.
• Roy used the Dark-Dark Fruit to extract the Munch-Munch Fruit from Wapol and gave it to Vegapunk as a sample.
• Vegapunk marveled at the proof of ability extraction as Roy asked whether they now had a chance.

Roy asked Vegapunk to develop a powerful Mark-Mark Fruit sniper rifle, then gave Kuma a secret task involving Chopper and Bonney. Meanwhile, Luffy returned to Marineford from training and immediately caused chaos as he searched for meat.

• Roy gave Vegapunk the Mark-Mark Fruit and asked him to build a devastating long-range rifle capable of piercing a warship's armor.
• Roy whispered a task to Kuma, who worried it would put Chopper and Bonney at risk, but Roy and Law assured him they were stronger than he expected.
• Chopper and Bonney proudly showed their snowman to Kuma and Law while the group enjoyed a brief peaceful moment.
• Luffy returned to Marineford from G-3 and shouted for meat, drawing reactions from Ace, Enel, Zephyr, Sanji, Usopp, Zoro, and Kuina.
• Luffy raced through Marine Headquarters demanding food and knocked down the cafeteria door as the chef prepared to serve braised pork ribs.

Luffy returned from more than a year of special training at G-3 and reunited with his companions at the training ground. Zephyr prepared to test Luffy’s progress in a fight as the gathered Marines watched.

• Luffy ate his fill, reunited with Nami and Nojiko, and joked with Sanji and Usopp while Ace watched the group.
• A messenger reported that Admiral Sakazuki had ordered Enel to support the fight against Steel Fang Liton in the New World, and Enel sped off as lightning.
• Zephyr announced that he would personally test Luffy’s training, and Luffy eagerly accepted his challenge.
• Luffy declared that he had grown over a hundred times stronger and revealed his taller, more muscular physique as Zephyr readied his Haki-coated fists.
• Nami watched Luffy confidently face Zephyr and blushed at how much he had grown.

Luffy fought Zephyr in a prolonged Iron Fist match at the Training Ground and lost their final clash, earning Zephyr’s praise for his strength. As Nami and the others gathered around him, Roy arrived to congratulate Luffy.

• Luffy and Zephyr exchanged powerful Armament Haki punches while Ace, Nami, Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji watched.
• Zephyr struck Luffy with Black Arm: Mountain Breaker, and Luffy transformed into his dragon form and counterattacked with Dragon Bone: Meteor.
• After fighting for dozens of minutes, Luffy and Zephyr launched their finishing attacks, and Luffy was knocked into a crater by Zephyr’s Black Arm: Heaven Breaker.
• Zephyr praised Luffy’s skill and strength, and Luffy promised to keep training until he could win next time.
• Nami checked Luffy’s injuries while Sanji, Usopp, and Ace reacted to the fight.
• Roy arrived at the Training Ground, and everyone recognized him as Big Brother Roy.

Roy reunited with the young Marines at the Training Ground, introduced Chopper as their new military doctor, and announced a real trial mission. The group eagerly prepared for the challenge, with Luffy declaring he would become the strongest Marine.

• Roy arrived at the Training Ground, where Luffy, Ace, Zoro, Kuina, Nami, and Nojiko welcomed him, and Zephyr told Sanji and Usopp that Roy had raised most of the young Marines.
• Law used ROOM to heal Luffy’s injuries.
• Nami, Nojiko, and Kuina crowded around Chopper until Roy introduced him as a new military doctor in the Marines.
• Roy announced a real trial mission, and Ace, Zoro, Kuina, Nami, Nojiko, Usopp, Sanji, and Luffy reacted with excitement or resolve.
• Luffy raised his fist and declared that he would become the strongest Marine.

Roy’s recruits sailed to Sabaody to escort Marco and confront the Whitebeard remnants, while Roy feared an old man might sacrifice himself to clear a path for the New Era. In hiding, Jozu, Vista, Whitey Bay, and Aipoita decided to use the chaos of their planned rescue to draw the fight toward someone the Navy feared.

• Luffy, Ace, Nami, Sanji, and Usopp discussed their mission to escort Marco and defeat Jozu, Vista, and any other Whitebeard remnant commanders who appeared.
• Roy told the recruits that he had joined them in case an old man tried to give his life for the New Era, and Ace promised they would handle the mission themselves.
• Whitey Bay confirmed that the World Government planned to parade Marco through Sabaody before executing him, with only a Commodore leading the escort.
• Jozu called the operation a trap, but Vista argued that rescuing Marco was their only chance.
• Vista proposed drawing the fighting toward someone the Navy feared so they could rescue Marco while the Navy was distracted, and Jozu agreed.

Rayleigh told Shakky he would not interfere in the coming fight on Sabaody, accepting that Roy and the new generation would shape events. The Marines paraded Marco through Island 13 as Jozu and Vista prepared to attack, while Bartholomew Kuma watched from the canopy.

• Rayleigh warned Shakky that Roy could appear anywhere with his Teleportation ability and said he would watch the coming conflict without interfering.
• Ace, Luffy, Sanji, Usopp, and Nami arrived at Sabaody with Marco bound in Seastone chains and began escorting him toward Island 13.
• Nami told Ace that Roy expected the Whitebeard Remnants to attack, and Ace said their mission was meant to draw them out.
• Jozu and Vista watched the Marines from the mangrove canopy and resolved to stake everything on saving Marco by bringing the fight to the Dark King.
• Bartholomew Kuma silently watched the group and Marco's prisoner cart from a more distant canopy.

The Straw Hats and Marines fought Whitebeard’s crew as they tried to protect Marco and the prison wagon. Nami used her modified Clima-Tact to overwhelm Whitey Bay with a swift-shaped weapon and lightning, leaving the Ice Witch caught beneath a storm of lightning.

• Ace blocked the enemy’s opening slash while Luffy met Jozu’s charge, and Usopp and Sanji guarded the prison wagon.
• Ace stopped Vista from reaching the wagon, while Sanji kicked Aipoita away from its underside.
• Whitey Bay attacked Nami, but Nami blocked her sword with the Clima-Tact and transformed it into a giant swift.
• Nami’s swift and electric bubbles forced Whitey Bay back, while Sanji defeated Aipoita with another kick.
• Nami hurled a weather egg at Whitey Bay and unleashed a storm of lightning as Whitey Bay looked up in alarm.

Whitey Bay and the Whitebeard Remnants fought Luffy and Ace while trying to reach the imprisoned Marco. Rayleigh briefly intervened when the battle reached Shakky's bar, then withdrew, revealing that a silent figure in a Justice Coat was watching.

• Andre shielded Whitey Bay from lightning, and Usopp shot her shoulder before Nami attacked with her Beast Staff.
• Whitey Bay, Jozu, Vista, and Andre continued fighting despite their injuries as Marco begged them to stop sacrificing themselves for him.
• Vista signaled Jozu, and the two drew Luffy and Ace toward Shakky's bar according to their plan.
• Rayleigh emerged from the bar, unleashed sword energy and Conqueror's Haki, then told the fighters not to battle at the entrance and went back inside.
• Rayleigh told Shakky that someone was watching, and she saw a tall figure in a Justice Coat standing atop a mangrove canopy.

Zoro, Kuina, and Chopper arrived on Kuraigana Island and fought sword-wielding baboons trained by an unknown swordsman. Dracule Mihawk learned that Roy had sent the two young swordsmen to train with him, and prepared to test them with Yoru.

• Jozu and Vista resumed their battle against Luffy and Ace after Rayleigh refused to intervene.
• Zoro, Kuina, and Chopper landed on Kuraigana Island and entered its eerie forest.
• A sword-wielding baboon attacked the group, and Kuina knocked it back with Wado Ichimonji.
• Dozens of armed baboons surrounded the trio, and Zoro and Kuina fought them while protecting Chopper.
• Kuina realized the baboons used techniques taught by a swordsman as the attackers charged again.
• Mihawk read Roy's letter asking him to train Zoro and Kuina, then took up Yoru and prepared to judge them.

Zoro defeated the Baboon King in a swordsmanship-only duel after it imitated his techniques. Dracule Mihawk then appeared, overwhelming the forest with his sword pressure and asking Zoro and Kuina if they were the promising youngsters Roy had mentioned.

• Kuina and Zoro defeated the human-imitator baboon army, then faced the Baboon King as it emerged from the forest.
• Zoro chose to fight the Baboon King without Haki, and it copied his Three-Sword Style attacks during their duel.
• Zoro overcame the Baboon King's imitations and knocked it down with the back of his blade.
• An immense sword pressure froze the forest, and the Baboon King and the other baboons cowered before its source.
• Dracule Mihawk entered the battlefield and asked Zoro and Kuina if they were the two promising youngsters Roy had mentioned.

Roronoa Zoro challenged Dracule Mihawk, who initially fought him using only a tiny cross-shaped dagger. Impressed by Zoro’s growing strength, Mihawk drew his Black Blade Yoru, and the two prepared to truly cross swords.

• Roronoa Zoro declared his dream and challenged Dracule Mihawk to a fight.
• Dracule Mihawk stopped Zoro’s Three Sword Style: Oni Giri with his cross-shaped dagger and knocked him through several trees.
• Zoro charged again with Haki, and Mihawk repeatedly blocked his attacks as Zoro grew faster and stronger.
• Mihawk acknowledged that he had underestimated Zoro and drew the Black Blade Yoru.
• Zoro and Dracule Mihawk faced each other as their sword pressures swept through the forest.

Zoro pushed Mihawk into a serious duel, unveiling Demon Aura: Nine-Sword Style: Asura before Mihawk defeated him with overwhelming swordsmanship. Kuina then asked Mihawk to instruct her, but he postponed their fight until the next day so Zoro could rest.

• Zoro attacked Mihawk with several Three-Sword Style techniques, but Mihawk calmly defended and countered him.
• Zoro manifested Demon Aura: Nine-Sword Style: Asura and unleashed Ichibugin against Mihawk’s full-strength Black Blade Yoru.
• Mihawk’s sword strike overwhelmed Zoro and hurled him into a crater, though Zoro rose still determined to surpass him.
• Mihawk said Zoro had forced him to use seventy percent of his strength, and Zoro vowed to defeat him someday.
• Kuina challenged Mihawk to instruct her, but the rain and Zoro’s injuries led Mihawk to invite them to the Castle and postpone the fight until tomorrow.

Kuina questioned her swordsmanship after Mihawk and Zoro told her that her sword intent was too restrained, and she considered embracing her fruit power. At the battle for the prison wagon, Luffy sent Whitey Bay flying after she freed Marco, then confronted Andre as Andre attacked Nami.

• Mihawk told Zoro that he had done well and told Kuina that her sword intent lacked the obsession and purity needed to become stronger.
• Kuina reflected on whether she was holding back her fruit power, and Zoro urged her to unleash her sword intent without fear.
• Vista clashed with Ace while Jozu overpowered Luffy in another part of the battlefield.
• Andre charged at the prison wagon, but Nami blocked his blade while Sanji remained occupied fighting Aipoita.
• Whitey Bay broke the prison wagon's chains and began pulling Marco free.
• Luffy knocked Jozu back, struck Whitey Bay away, and confronted Andre for attacking Nami.

Luffy and the Straw Hats fought Whitebeard's former allies across the battlefield while Rayleigh revealed that Roy had isolated the area to give the Marines a real battle. Watching Ace fight, Hachi struggled with grief and anger before asking Rayleigh for a favor.

• Luffy killed Andre, then fought Jozu and the newly freed Marco, knocking both back with a clash of Haki-coated dragon fists.
• Nami, Sanji, and Usopp worked together to restrain and defeat Aipoita, while Ace blocked Vista from reaching him.
• Rayleigh told Shakky that Roy had cleared Island 13 of onlookers and isolated the battlefield to sharpen the Marines through combat.
• Hachi remembered Arlong, Chū, and Kuroobi's deaths, then approached Rayleigh and asked him for a favor.

Luffy and his allies defeated Marco and Jozu in a battle on Island 13. Vista then fought Ace, but a fire attack from the smoke struck him and left him unable to rise.

• Luffy attacked Marco with Dragon Breath, while Jozu shielded him and Marco tried to counterattack.
• Usopp shot Marco and Nami struck him with lightning, leaving him unable to fight; Luffy’s Dragon Breath then overwhelmed Jozu, and Usopp’s shots brought Jozu down.
• Vista flew into a rage after seeing Marco and Jozu fall and attacked Ace with Flower Sword: Wild Cherry Blossom Slash.
• Ace countered with Great Flame Commandment: Explosive Flame Lotus, and the clash engulfed the battlefield in explosions and smoke.
• Vista prepared to attack again, but a streak of fire hit his shoulder and exploded, sending him through trees and leaving him unable to rise.

Kuma ambushed the Straw Hats, sending Sanji away and overpowering Luffy and Ace. The chapter ended with Kuma still dominating the battlefield as Nami and Usopp watched helplessly.

• As Luffy returned to human form, Kuma appeared behind Sanji and sent him away with a Paw-Paw Palm.
• Kuma blasted Luffy with Pressure Cannons and struck him with Ursus Shock Miniature, badly injuring him.
• Kuma attacked Nami and Usopp, but Usopp knocked Nami aside to help them evade the blast.
• Hachi attacked Ace to avenge Arlong, but Ace's Conqueror's Haki disarmed and overwhelmed him.
• Rayleigh stopped Ace's Fire Fist from hitting Hachi and urged Hachi to stop seeking revenge.
• Ace tried to help Luffy, but Kuma repelled Ace's Fire Fist back at him while continuing to suppress Luffy.

Luffy and Ace fought Kuma, but his Paw-Paw Fruit powers overwhelmed them and left them near exhaustion. When Kuma threatened Nami and Usopp, Luffy unleashed Conqueror's Haki, earning Kuma's approval.

• Luffy and Ace attacked Kuma with dragon and flame techniques, but he repelled their strikes and endured their combined fire assault.
• Kuma unleashed Paw: Repelling World and swiftly sent Luffy and Ace flying, leaving them unable to reach him.
• Kuma appeared before Nami and Usopp and raised his paw as Luffy watched in alarm.
• Luffy erupted with Conqueror's Haki after shouting for Kuma not to touch Nami.
• Kuma endured Luffy's Haki and showed gratification and approval, calling him Dragon's son.

Luffy awakened Conqueror's Haki while fighting Kuma to protect his companions, but Kuma still overwhelmed him. As Rayleigh tried to kill the weakened Luffy, Kuma struck Rayleigh aside, and a mysterious dark figure appeared behind him.

• Luffy unleashed Conqueror's Haki, shocking Rayleigh and revealing that he had awakened the power.
• Kuma attacked Nami, but Ace's fire disrupted the strike and Usopp pulled Nami to safety.
• Luffy fought Kuma to demand Sanji's return, but Kuma blasted him into a crater and left him badly injured.
• Ace stood between Kuma and Nami and Usopp, while Kuma acknowledged Luffy's potential and prepared to strike him again.
• Rayleigh attacked the weakened Luffy, but Kuma used Ursus Shock to knock Rayleigh away.
• A dark figure appeared behind Rayleigh and confronted him for attacking Luffy.