Recaps

Aboard the Moby Dick, Teach mourned losing his left hand, then answered Whitebeard’s summons. Whitebeard revealed that Kaido had offered the Whitebeard Pirates tolls to protect a liquor route carrying wine from the Big Bird Consortium, and credited Ma Qiao’s wine for making Kaido pay.

• Teach lamented losing his left hand to Kizaru and checked messages in the Infinite Tsukuyomi players’ group while waiting for the game’s new expansion.
• Gangplank visited Teach and escorted him to meet Whitebeard, who was drinking Ma Qiao’s red wine despite Marco’s warnings.
• Whitebeard recalled that Jack had attacked Whitey Bay, a subordinate pirate captain, and Marco wondered whether she had provoked the Beasts Pirates.
• Marco read Kaido’s letter and learned that Whitey Bay had attacked a Beasts Pirates transport ship carrying liquor purchased from the Big Bird Consortium.
• Kaido offered the Whitebeard Pirates annual tolls in exchange for protecting the liquor route from Hodico Island to Onigashima, and Whitebeard praised Ma Qiao’s wine to Teach.

Whitebeard and his crew confronted Teach over rumors that he was in love with Flampe, while Ma Qiao learned Zephyr wanted to help rescue her. Ma Qiao instead headed to Dressrosa with Law and Zephyr to target Doflamingo and liberate the island.

• Whitebeard learned that Wano Country had opened a port to the Great Bird East India Company and reminded Teach that he owed Ma Qiao his life.
• Marco showed Teach a newspaper claiming he was in love with Flampe, and Whitebeard pressured him to decide whether he would stand up for her.
• Teach knelt before Whitebeard and declared that he wanted to play basketball.
• Morgans's sensational reports about Teach and Flampe sold well, and Zephyr offered to help Ma Qiao rescue Flampe from Impel Down.
• Ma Qiao said Teach should rescue Flampe and revealed that his next target was Doflamingo in Dressrosa.
• Law arrived by submarine, and Ma Qiao, Zephyr, Law, and their bodyguards landed at Dressrosa.

Ma Qiao toured Dressrosa with Law and sought Flower Field, while Rebecca searched for Mr. Soldier and Kyros encountered a mysterious toy soldier in the forest. The chapter ended with Rebecca telling Kyros about a prophecy involving a red-scarfed man and her plan to earn money for his new leg.

• Ma Qiao reflected on the territories he controlled and decided to summon capable administrators such as Azir when he returned to Alabasta.
• Ma Qiao reassured the nervous Law that they were in Dressrosa to find Flower Field before confronting Doflamingo's operations.
• Rebecca returned home after failing to find work and discovered that Mr. Soldier was missing, so she went into the forest to look for him.
• Kyros killed a bear, but Ma Qiao's toy soldier secretly restored it with Astral Infusion; Kyros and the toy soldier then struck the bear down together.
• The toy soldier gave Kyros a bear leg and left after Kyros read a silk message saying, "Big Bird shall rise, Ma Qiao shall reign?"
• Rebecca reunited with Kyros and told him about a red-scarfed man who would redeem the country, then said she had signed up for canal work to earn money for his new leg.

Ma Qiao revised his plan to overthrow Doflamingo after seeing how Dressrosa’s prosperity depended on exploitation, and he had Law modify Malphite before arranging for him to be unearthed. Malphite attacked the laborers, and Rebecca turned back to face the threat despite their mistreatment of her.

• Law called Bepo, then ate grilled bear testicles while Ma Qiao explained his plans for Dressrosa as a lesson for its people.
• Ma Qiao had Law remove one of Malphite’s eyes and transplant the other onto his forehead before Tahm Kench hid him in the riverbed.
• Ma Qiao and Law watched Dressrosa’s laborers work slowly and saw signs of drug use, prompting Ma Qiao to reconsider his plan and conclude the country needed a deeper transformation.
• Rebecca worked harder than the other conscripted laborers to earn money for a new leg for Mr. Toy, enduring harassment and abuse.
• Rebecca’s shovel uncovered Malphite, who fired a signal flare and charged the fleeing crowd with his ultimate.
• Rebecca stopped running, turned toward the crowd behind her, and drew her sword.

Ma Qiao saved Rebecca, Kyros, and the villagers from Malphite, then accompanied Kyros away from the approaching Peacekeepers. Pica captured Malphite and brought him to the Donquixote palace, where Doflamingo arrived after hearing Shiki’s name.

• Kyros rescued Rebecca from Malphite’s charge, but could not evade the attack with her and the villagers.
• Ma Qiao used a hidden Jack in the Box to frighten Malphite into stopping, leading Kyros and Rebecca to mistake the intervention for powerful Conqueror’s Haki.
• Ma Qiao called Kyros and Rebecca family, then asked Kyros to guide him through Dressrosa; Kyros left before the Peacekeepers could identify him.
• Pica subdued Malphite and took him to the Donquixote palace, hoping the unusual stone creature would interest Doflamingo.
• Pica and Diamante discussed Malphite’s remarks about Shiki, and Doflamingo arrived, dismissing Shiki as a relic of the past.

Ma Qiao brought Nami and Law to Golden Lion Shiki’s Floating Sky Island to negotiate after discovering the islands and Shiki’s strange animal experiments. Shiki confronted them, but Ma Qiao’s photographs with powerful figures left him demanding to know who Ma Qiao was.

• Ma Qiao showed Conis the changes to Shandora and gave Nami Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Zeus before taking her and Law to investigate Shiki’s base.
• Nami guided the Fathead Fish through a hidden whirlpool in the clouds, and the group reached Shiki’s floating islands.
• The group encountered bizarre animals fighting in the forest, and Law denied creating them.
• Shiki appeared in the air and challenged Ma Qiao, who introduced himself through photographs showing him with Garp, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Whitebeard.
• Shiki stopped to reconsider his attack and demanded Ma Qiao identify himself, while privately wondering whether Ma Qiao was a collector of photographs with powerful people.

Ma Qiao tried to recruit Golden Lion Shiki into the Sunset Red Team by appealing to his nostalgia for the old pirate era and proving that Garp was a member. Shiki was persuaded by Ma Qiao’s demonstrations of the modern era’s decline, but still asked who Ulpo D. Kuro was before signing.

• Ma Qiao introduced the Sunset Red Team to Shiki and claimed that Whitebeard, Kaido, Linlin, Garp, and Zephyr belonged to it.
• Shiki attacked Ma Qiao after hearing Garp’s name, but Ma Qiao blocked his sword attacks with wind swordsmanship.
• Ma Qiao showed Shiki a photo of the team, then called Garp, whose voice convinced Shiki that the group was real.
• Ma Qiao showed Shiki Doflamingo’s outfit and video, prompting Shiki to condemn the state of modern piracy.
• Ma Qiao offered Shiki a contract to join the Sunset Red Team, and Shiki asked who Ulpo D. Kuro was.

Ma Qiao convinced Golden Lion that Roger had a son and recruited him to join an attack on Dressrosa, while Sengoku discussed the Marines’ intelligence gaps and a plan to send Sanji undercover. The chapter ended with Sengoku learning that the Whitebeard and Big Mom Pirates were besieging Dressrosa alongside other forces.

• Ma Qiao showed Golden Lion Roger’s Lineage Factor and Kuro’s hair, and the test confirmed their connection.
• Golden Lion accepted Ma Qiao’s claim and agreed to join the pirates hunting Dressrosa in three days.
• Sengoku met with the Three Admirals and discussed the limited intelligence on Izo’s arrival at Whole Cake Island and the possibility of a Whitebeard–Big Mom alliance.
• Sengoku considered Sanji as a new SWORD undercover agent who could infiltrate the Charlotte Family.
• A messenger reported that the Whitebeard and Big Mom Pirates’ combined fleet was besieging Dressrosa with other forces present.

Doflamingo found Dressrosa surrounded by forces from several Emperors of the Sea, while Ma Qiao arranged the confrontation and brought Golden Lion Shiki toward the island. Shiki pierced Doflamingo’s heart on Green Bit, but Doflamingo secretly revived himself and attacked Shiki from behind.

• Doflamingo received reports that Whitebeard’s, Big Mom’s, and Kaido’s forces, along with Buggy, had gathered around Dressrosa, and then learned that a flying island was approaching from the east.
• Ma Qiao’s influence brought Katakuri, Yamato, Buggy, and others to Dressrosa, while Golden Lion Shiki arrived aboard a floating island and ignored Ma Qiao’s suggestion to let Katakuri capture Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo flew out to meet Shiki, who mocked him and attacked before Doflamingo could explain that he had captured one of Shiki’s supposed subordinates.
• Doflamingo called Marineford for help, then fought Shiki across Green Bit while trying to survive until the Marines arrived.
• Shiki cut the string supporting Doflamingo and stabbed him through the heart, then left without realizing Doflamingo had stitched his heart together with his fruit power.
• Doflamingo survived and launched his Five Color Strings at Shiki from behind.

Doflamingo ambushed Golden Lion, but the Tontatta rescued him and Leo accidentally sewed his severed hand back on backward. Sugar’s power erased Ma Qiao’s memories of meeting Golden Lion, but a note and Robin’s message helped him realize what had happened and send Gangplank’s crew to Dressrosa to find him.

• Doflamingo cut off Golden Lion’s hand with Five Color Strings and prepared to finish him with Overheat.
• Leo and the Tontatta trapped Golden Lion in a net, rescued him from Doflamingo’s attack, and Leo sewed his hand back on backward.
• Doflamingo’s Family arrived, and Sugar touched Golden Lion’s repaired hand while he was distracted by her greeting.
• At the Tontatta base, Ma Qiao realized he had forgotten his plan, called Robin, and learned that Sugar’s power had erased his memories of meeting Golden Lion.
• Ma Qiao ordered Gangplank to land in Dressrosa under the pretext of searching for the missing Private Goldilocks.
• Gangplank rallied his crew and reminded them of their rules before they prepared to enter Dressrosa.

The Whitebeard Pirates’ Seventeenth Division fought the Donquixote Family in Dressrosa while Doflamingo waited for Navy reinforcements. As Marineford’s leaders argued over who should respond, Kuzan volunteered to go to Dressrosa and confront Golden Lion and the other forces.

• Doflamingo learned that the Whitebeard Pirates had invaded Dressrosa and went to meet them with senior officers, while Viola stood by him.
• Miss Fortune shot Gladius after his bullet ricocheted off a shield, and the Seventeenth Division gained the upper hand across Dressrosa despite Gin being badly beaten by Machvise.
• Sengoku and the other Navy leaders discussed Vergo’s disobedience and Mary Geoise’s dispatch of Darius and the Special Response Unit to protect Doflamingo.
• Kizaru and Akainu each refused to go to Dressrosa, with Akainu choosing to guard Marineford and Impel Down against a possible threat from Marshall D. Teach.
• Kuzan rose from his seat, took his bicycle, and headed for Dressrosa, declaring that he would defeat Golden Lion and the other old men.

Kuzan rode to Dressrosa with no memory of his mission, only to find the island in chaos and Ma Qiao fighting Vergo. Ma Qiao handed Kuzan evidence that Vergo had spied for the Donquixote Family, while keeping Vergo to train him and Crocodile in Armament Haki.

• Kuzan forgot why he was heading to Dressrosa, argued with Garp about skipping a livestream, and continued toward the island.
• Garp told Sengoku that he planned to lead Sanji into embezzling Marine funds so Sanji could be dismissed publicly and take over SWORD undercover on Whole Cake Island.
• Kuzan arrived at Dressrosa, saw the Floating Sky Island and Whitebeard Pirates helping people evacuate, and explored while searching for a safe livestream location.
• Ma Qiao knocked Vergo unconscious, and Kuzan accepted Ma Qiao's claim that he was a good person despite seeing him attack a Marine Vice Admiral.
• Ma Qiao gave Kuzan documents showing that Vergo had sold Marine intelligence to the Donquixote Family and said he would take responsibility to protect the Marines' reputation.

Ma Qiao and Kuzan investigated the Donquixote Family’s crimes in Dressrosa, captured Senor Pink, and discovered the horrors inside the underground factory. After Kuzan called Marines to aid the victims, he realized his own mission was nearly out of time.

• Ma Qiao showed Kuzan intelligence about the Donquixote Family, and Kuzan agreed to investigate its underground factory with him and Trafalgar Law.
• Senor Pink tried to block the group, but Tahm Kench, Xin Zhao, and Jax subdued him, and Ma Qiao sentenced him to 200 years in prison using Kuzan’s authority.
• Ma Qiao proposed funding a private prison, and Kuzan listened as he described the business plan.
• Kuzan, Xin Zhao, Jax, and Graves entered the factory, found injured captives, and drove off the Donquixote Family’s soldiers while Ma Qiao waited outside.
• Kuzan called for a Marine patrol ship, then noticed Garen and Darius had arrived and suddenly realized his mission was nearly out of time.

Doflamingo was overwhelmed by Katakuri, Yamato, and Gangplank until Darius arrived to fight Yamato, while battles across Dressrosa reached a stalemate. Doflamingo publicly demanded Kuzan’s help, but Buggy appeared on the broadcast claiming he had already defeated the Admiral, with Ekko secretly forcing Buggy and Galdino to read a script.

• Katakuri, Yamato, and Gangplank beat Doflamingo while Ma Qiao watched through Gangplank’s eyes, and Doflamingo awakened Conqueror’s Haki Coating to endure the assault.
• Darius arrived to aid the Donquixote Family in the name of its supposed true head and clashed with Yamato using the Black Cleaver.
• Gangplank joined the fight against Yamato, Doflamingo fought back against Katakuri, and Varus’s Marines battled Miss Fortune and the Whitebeard Pirates’ forces as the fighting stalled.
• Doflamingo broadcast a demand for Kuzan to come fight for him, unaware that Kuzan was not in Dressrosa.
• Buggy interrupted the broadcast and claimed he had stopped Kuzan, while Ekko was revealed to be forcing Buggy and Galdino to recite the boast from a teleprompter.