Recaps

Tony Tony Chopper tried to rescue Doctor Hiriluk from Saint Charlos, but Mr. 3 Galdino struck the Celestial Dragon and beat him while empowered by Ma Qiao’s Courage aura. Miss Goldenweek found Galdino attacking Saint Charlos and burst into tears.

• Saint Charlos tortured the dying Hiriluk and ordered his servants to prepare to skin him.
• Chopper charged into the execution platform, grabbed Hiriluk, and tried to escape, but Saint Charlos shot him and his servants trapped them in a net.
• Saint Charlos shot and killed his pirate mount after the man protected him from Chopper’s antlers.
• Galdino, clad in wax armor and bolstered by Ma Qiao’s Courage aura, punched Saint Charlos and repeatedly beat him.
• Miss Goldenweek arrived, saw Galdino beating a Celestial Dragon, and burst into tears.

Ma Qiao watched Galdino assault Saint Charlos, then arranged for Tahm Kench to treat the injured Hiriluk while Galdino took Charlos hostage and escaped toward the docks. As Marines approached, Garen and Darius arrived aboard the New Twitch to carry out Ma Qiao’s plan.

• Galdino beat Saint Charlos under the influence of Ma Qiao’s Courage Aura, then realized the danger and begged for mercy as Charlos’s servants moved to seize him.
• Chopper recognized Ma Qiao and asked for help saving Hiriluk; Ma Qiao sent Tahm Kench and Miss Akali to treat him and help them escape.
• Galdino stopped pleading, took Charlos hostage with a wax dagger, and revealed that he had stolen two Den Den Mushi to prevent Charlos from summoning an Admiral.
• Galdino used a wax shackle to bring Miss Goldenweek aboard the Big Top and retreated toward the docks with Charlos as a hostage.
• Garen and Darius arrived aboard the New Twitch in Marine uniforms, with Darius determined to succeed in his first mission for Ma Qiao.

Galdino’s escape attempt was interrupted by Cho’Gath, while Darius rescued Saint Charlos at the cost of his arm and Garen turned the incident into a public-relations triumph for the Root Division. The chapter ended with Yamato and Ma Qiao finding a huge floating wax sphere at sea.

• Galdino used Akali’s fog to flee with Miss Goldenweek, but Cho’Gath surfaced and overturned his lifeboat.
• Darius appeared, drove Cho’Gath away, and rescued only half of Saint Charlos.
• Garen gave reporters a remorseful interview and praised the Root Division’s readiness, while Darius claimed pride in sacrificing his arm for the Celestial Dragons.
• Cho’Gath spat a large wax sphere into the sea and returned to the deep water.
• Yamato spotted the sphere from the Goubuli, and Ma Qiao suggested fishing it out and smashing it open.

After Baroque Works publicly disavowed Galdino for attacking a Celestial Dragon, Crocodile fainted when he learned the news and later feared the consequences of the scandal. Ma Qiao then recruited Galdino to join him on a documentary assignment with the Buggy Pirates.

• Garp, Zephyr, and Crocodile received Baroque Works’ online statement disavowing Galdino and condemning his actions as personal.
• Garp and Zephyr searched for news about Galdino and found reports that he had beaten a Celestial Dragon before apparently being eaten by a Sea King; Crocodile fainted after reading them.
• Crocodile woke in Old Xi Hospital and considered whether he could avoid trouble by refusing to admit he led Baroque Works.
• Ma Qiao’s public statement and the news coverage helped frame Galdino’s crimes as assault and kidnapping, and the World Government raised his bounty to 300 million Beli.
• Near the Grand Line’s entrance, Ma Qiao offered Galdino a place on a documentary trip with the Buggy Pirates, and Galdino accepted the prospect of protection from Emperor Clown Buggy.

Buggy returned to the Grand Line to pursue Captain John’s treasure and struggled to choose an Emperor’s Deputy for his crew. After Galdino joined him, Buggy learned that the Marines had threatened him with an Admiral’s wrath because he had beaten up a Celestial Dragon.

• Buggy argued with his crew over who deserved to become his Emperor’s Deputy and insisted that ability mattered more than seniority.
• Buggy explained that he had returned to the Grand Line to find the missing pieces of Captain John’s damaged treasure map and prepared to film a treasure-hunt documentary.
• Buggy met Ma Qiao, who introduced Galdino as a pirate with a bounty of three hundred million Beli seeking to join his crew.
• Buggy welcomed Galdino, photographed them together, and posted about his new subordinate on Weibo.
• Buggy saw the Marine Headquarters account warn him to face an Admiral’s wrath, then learned from Galdino that he had beaten up a Celestial Dragon.

Sengoku learned that Kuzan had gone to Alabasta to investigate Baroque Works and eliminate Galdino, while Kuzan hoped to protect Nico Robin and draw Crocodile out. After failing to find Crocodile in Rainbase, Kuzan released cold air through the city all night, accidentally freezing its rat infestation.

• Sengoku summoned Borsalino and learned that Kuzan had already set out for Alabasta to investigate Baroque Works and deal with Galdino.
• Akainu questioned Kuzan’s unauthorized initiative, but Sengoku defended him and urged Akainu to focus on the Revolutionary Army and Whitebeard Pirates.
• Kuzan stopped at Miss Doublefinger’s cafe, rode his bicycle across the desert, and reached Rainbase after falling into quicksand.
• Kuzan found that Rain Dinners’ furnishings were being moved to Shurima and wondered whether Baroque Works was breaking up.
• Kuzan searched Rainbase for Crocodile and Nico Robin, then released cold air throughout the city when no one came to meet him.
• The next morning, Rainbase’s residents discovered that Kuzan had frozen the city’s rats into sculptures in the central square.

Kuzan traveled to Shurima to check on Nico Robin, but the strange forest defending the town forced him into a fight with its plants and turrets. After escaping the forest, he spotted an old man singing and dancing before someone struck him unconscious.

• Kuzan confirmed that Crocodile and Nico Robin had left Rainbase and set out by bicycle for Shurima.
• Fujitora pointed Kuzan toward Shurima, and Kuzan continued through the desert and into a forest filled with animated plants and turrets.
• Kuzan fought off thorn monsters, laser turrets, vines, and explosive saplings before using an ice prism to find his way out.
• Kuzan followed music through the woods and saw a gray-haired old man singing and dancing in front of a cell phone.
• Someone hit Kuzan on the back of the head, knocking him unconscious.

Kuzan woke in a forest cabin and realized Garp had caught him in an embarrassing disguise, while Sanji continued training in East Blue and watched Miss Meat-Meat introduce her friend Bingbing on livestream. The chapter left Sanji captivated by Bingbing as she joined the stream to help with a task.

• Kuzan woke in a cabin and recognized Garp, then tried to flee after realizing Garp had been the strange figure he saw in the forest.
• Garp fought Kuzan, revealed a recording of Kuzan dressed as a woman, and threatened to make the footage public.
• Sanji demonstrated his mastery of Soru: Blade, but Twitch defeated him and told him he was not ready to report to Marineford.
• Sanji watched Miss Meat-Meat's livestream and saw her introduce her shy friend Bingbing.
• Miss Meat-Meat urged Bingbing to help them surpass Alvida as top beauty streamers, and Bingbing reluctantly agreed.

Buggy’s crew sailed into a dark, fog-covered sea in search of a filming location, while at Water 7, CP9 prodigy Annie arrived with Miss Goldenweek and forced Rob Lucci to pose as their estranged father. The story left Lucci trapped in the charade as his coworkers believed the girls were his daughters and Kalifa watched warily.

• Buggy reassembled himself when a thick, gloomy fog enveloped the sea, and Ma Qiao suggested the eerie location might lead to treasure.
• Barry encountered Lucci outside Galley-La and asked whether he was waiting for someone.
• Annie and Miss Goldenweek approached, and Annie pretended to be Lucci’s abandoned daughter in front of Barry.
• Annie privately reminded Lucci that she was his CP9 partner and burned his hand with a flame when he resisted the act.
• Annie introduced Miss Goldenweek as Little Gold and warned Lucci and the other agents not to bully her.
• Galley-La employees congratulated Lucci on his supposed daughters while Kalifa watched Annie with suspicion.

Buggy tried to prove there were no ghosts by firing a Buggy Ball at a stranded ship, but the blast startled Brook and struck Doflamingo’s ship. Doflamingo recognized Buggy and, wary of his reputation, withdrew to confront Moria instead.

• Buggy livestreamed in the Florian Triangle and bragged about his strength while Mohji and Cabaji helped film him.
• Buggy loaded a Buggy Ball into a cannon and fired at a stranded ship after boasting it was a ghost ship.
• Brook appeared on the ship, frightening Buggy and making him miss; the Buggy Ball exploded near Doflamingo’s vessel.
• Doflamingo emerged from the smoke with Baby 5 and Senor Pink, accusing Moria of plotting against him and stealing weapons.
• Doflamingo recognized Buggy, became wary of confronting him, and ordered his crew to go settle the score with Moria.

Moria faced Doflamingo and Buggy after an explosion struck the Florian Triangle, and Ma Qiao proposed a contest between their crews to prevent the Shichibukai from fighting. Doflamingo and Moria agreed, leaving Buggy to decide whether his own subordinates would participate.

• Moria caught Absalom stealing from his piggy bank and then ordered snacks through Nojiko's livestream before an explosion shook the Florian Triangle.
• Doflamingo confronted Moria over his attacked fleet, while Buggy warned him that their exchange was being livestreamed.
• Moria blocked Doflamingo's attack on Perona with his Doppelman and recalled how his losses against Kaido had led him to focus on building a zombie army.
• Ma Qiao introduced himself as Buggy's honored guest and used his connections with powerful figures to earn Doflamingo's respect.
• Ma Qiao proposed a contest between the crews to settle the dispute, and Doflamingo and Moria agreed as Buggy's frightened subordinates stood behind him.

Buggy’s crew and the forces of Doflamingo and Moria arranged a three-way fight, and Yamato overwhelmed Baby 5 with a single club strike. Moria recognized Yamato as Kaido’s daughter and began plotting to marry her and steal her shadow.

• Galdino panicked after deciding Ma Qiao was secretly Baroque Works’ boss, then refused to fight for Buggy when Ma Qiao pointed out his high bounty.
• Ma Qiao proposed a three-way match, and Yamato volunteered to fight Baby 5 and Perona.
• Baby 5 attacked Yamato with a Gatling gun transformed by her Arms-Arms Fruit, but Yamato shattered the bullets with Narikabura.
• Doflamingo became wary of Buggy’s crew after seeing Yamato’s strength, while Moria recognized her Thunder Bagua as Kaido’s signature technique.
• Moria realized Yamato was Kaido’s daughter and plotted to win her love, steal her shadow, and use her to take revenge on Kaido.

Yamato’s attack on Baby 5 was interrupted when Perona used Negative Hollow on both of them, winning the first match for the Moria Pirates. After the effects wore off, Perona asked Yamato about her livestream supplements, leaving Yamato studying her own figure in thought.

• Baby 5 mistook Yamato’s threat to strike her heart for a confession, while Yamato prepared to hit her with Thunder Bagua.
• Doflamingo tried to stop Yamato with Spider Wall, but her attack burned through his threads.
• Perona used Negative Hollow on Yamato and Baby 5, making them collapse into despair and ending the fight.
• Ma Qiao declared Perona the winner, giving the Moria Pirates three points while the Donquixote Family and Buggy Pirates each had one.
• Perona squeezed Yamato’s chest and asked whether her recommended supplements could help her develop, and Yamato looked down at herself and fell into thought.

Ma Qiao took Baby 5 to Shurima Hospital while Shaco fought Senor Pink and Absalom in the friendly match. Shaco defeated Absalom and awakened Pink’s painful memories, then gave him a hospital card and promised that Big Bird Medical could work miracles.

• Doflamingo accepted Baby 5’s connection with the Buggy Pirates and said he was glad to see her marry.
• Ma Qiao stopped Absalom from upsetting Baby 5 and decided to take her to Shurima Hospital for treatment.
• Absalom tried to ambush Pink and Shaco while invisible, but Shaco’s Jack in the Box frightened him and Shaco knocked him unconscious.
• Pink destroyed Shaco’s clone, and the resulting Jacks in the Box made him relive memories of his wife Lucian and their tragedy.
• Pink asked Shaco to make him experience the vision again, and Shaco gave him a Shurima hospital card while assuring him that Big Bird Medical could help.

After the Buggy Pirates won the competition, Ma Qiao persuaded Gecko Moria to seek a new source of shadows through an official partnership with Impel Down. Moria embraced the proposal as a way to secure his Shichibukai position, though he claimed his past dealings had all been legal.

• Shaco won the men's competition, giving the Buggy Pirates the overall victory, while the Moria Pirates placed second and the Donquixote Family came last.
• Moria invited Buggy's party and Doflamingo's party to Ghost Castle, but Doflamingo refused and left with Pica; Buggy's party joined Moria's feast instead.
• At the feast, Buggy and Doctor Hogback bonded over their expertise, and Ma Qiao supplied Hogback with material to repair Absalom's damaged butt.
• Moria visited Ma Qiao to ask for help losing weight, and Ma Qiao proposed that Moria's shadow powers could help Chief Warden Thresh establish a new prison level at Impel Down.
• Ma Qiao offered to broker an official partnership in which Moria would provide powerful shadows from prisoners, and Moria welcomed the arrangement as protection against losing his Shichibukai status.
• When Ma Qiao questioned the legality of Moria's past corpses and shadows, Moria promised to check their origins and insisted that he acted within the law.

Ma Qiao recovered Captain John’s armband from Moria’s vault and arranged for Twisted Fate to give it to Buggy, then prepared to return to Shurima for the New Year. Buggy changed course to visit him, bringing the Buggy Pirates toward Shurima.

• Twisted Fate retrieved Captain John’s armband from Moria’s poor treasury, and Tahm Kench cleaned it before Ma Qiao examined it.
• Ma Qiao decided the armband’s treasure was too dangerous to pursue himself and told Twisted Fate to present it to Buggy at a suitable time.
• Perona, Yamato, and Baby 5 became friends and formed a group chat, while Yamato grew more feminine and offered to help Baby 5 repay her debts.
• Ma Qiao reflected that winter and the New Year were approaching and resolved to return to Shurima to see Vivi and Nami.
• Buggy overheard Ma Qiao and redirected the Buggy Pirates toward Shurima, saying he would visit; Ma Qiao accepted their arrival.

After a year and a half of growth, Shurima prepared to welcome Ma Qiao and his companions, while Vivi grew jealous of the women waiting for him. Elsewhere, Garp and Kuzan continued their livestreaming operation as they pursued Galdino, until an explosion sounded at the docks.

• Baroque Works moved its headquarters and belongings from Rainbase to Shurima, where Nami received them and Vivi questioned the decision to let Miss All Sunday settle there.
• Ashe told Vivi and Nami that Ma Qiao's ship was approaching, and the two women rode to the docks, where they found Reiju and Miss All Sunday waiting.
• Yamato comforted Baby 5 aboard Ma Qiao's ship, while Buggy excitedly looked forward to visiting Shurima and promised Ma Qiao he would avoid trouble with the Marines.
• Ma Qiao arrived near the docks and asked Yamato to disguise herself as Kozuki Oden, but she refused.
• At Garp's mountain cabin, Garp told Kuzan their livestreaming work would help them capture Galdino and outdraw Alvida, then an explosion sounded from the docks.

Buggy’s crew accidentally detonated the gunpowder storehouse, leaving Galdino exposed to Kuzan, who captured him while believing he was blind. Buggy’s livestream then revealed Kuzan’s location, and Buggy rescued Galdino, leaving Kuzan to admit defeat to Sengoku.

• Buggy discovered Cabaji and Mohji had failed to check the Buggy Ball supplies, and Cabaji accidentally ignited Galdino’s braid, triggering an explosion.
• Galdino emerged from a wax shell amid the ruins, and Garp fled, leaving Kuzan alone with him.
• Kuzan tested whether Galdino could see, then froze him and told Sengoku that his mission was complete.
• Kuzan sent Sengoku a photograph of Galdino in the ice, and Sengoku praised him and suggested he could become Fleet Admiral.
• Buggy’s scattered body parts appeared with a livestreaming Den Den Mushi, and Kuzan fled before the camera could reveal him.
• Kuzan told Sengoku that Buggy had rescued Galdino and refused to blame anyone else or request an investigation.

During Shurima’s New Year celebration, Kuro attended the Big Bird Consortium’s banquet as a model worker and met streamer Kuzan. At the Nefertari cemetery, Cobra mourned the country’s unexpected recovery as Ma Qiao and Vivi arrived with offerings.

• Kuro recalled how the Marine crackdown and Gangplank’s flight to the New World had left him working at the Big Bird Consortium, where he became its top assembly-line worker.
• Usopp led Kuro to the consortium’s annual gathering, where Kuro met the masked Kuzan and Usopp mistook him for an outdoor streamer.
• Kuzan told Usopp that aspiring streamers should find a senior to teach them before hurrying away.
• Cobra visited his ancestors’ graves, lamented that Alabasta had prospered despite his inaction, and wept beside a statue.
• Ma Qiao and Vivi reached the cemetery with offerings, and Ma Qiao wondered why there were no commoners there.

Vivi and Ma Qiao visited the Nefertari tomb before Ma Qiao prepared a New Year's Eve feast for the Big Bird Consortium, bringing together its employees and many masked guests. The celebration ended with Garp and Kuzan hiding among the attendees as Usopp mistook Garp for a fitness streamer.

• Vivi brought Ma Qiao to the royal tomb, where they prayed to the Nefertari ancestors and talked about their wishes for peace.
• Cobra decided to stay in Shurima for the New Year because Vivi, the internet cafe, and good food were there.
• Vivi organized the household guests to help prepare New Year's dishes, while Yamato broke the rice-cake mallet and Reiju, Robin, Nami, and Baby 5 helped cook.
• Ma Qiao's professional chefs and Big Bird Food City staff prepared a lavish feast for the consortium's core employees and invited guests, including Buggy's group, Cobra, and Crocodile.
• Buggy and Galdino discussed the dangerous Marine who had frozen Galdino, while Cobra and Crocodile drank together in disguise.
• Kuzan questioned Garp about letting Buggy go, and Usopp brought Kuro over to their table before Garp pretended to be a fitness streamer.

Ma Qiao planned to expand the Big Bird Consortium and tackled the transportation limits facing its growing territory. After launching giant Den Den Mushi cargo vessels, he recruited Caesar Clown to help develop vacuum airships and began arranging a dental checkup for Garp.

• Ma Qiao announced a five-year plan focused on motivating employees, expanding into new markets, and making money.
• Ma Qiao gathered scientists at a secret laboratory, where Caesar Clown was beaten into joining their research team.
• The Big Bird Consortium launched its first giant Den Den Mushi transport vessel at Whiskey Peak and planned to deploy more across its network.
• Ma Qiao rejected the Sea Train as a general transport solution and recognized Caesar Clown's vacuum-making ability as a way to develop airships.
• Ma Qiao called Garp and offered him a free dental checkup, along with eggs and milk.

Ma Qiao examined Zephyr at Shurima’s new hospital and used the old Marine’s deteriorating health and fear of dementia to sell him treatment and dietary products. After Zephyr spent his last savings, Ma Qiao offered him a direct-selling opportunity and asked whether he had plenty of friends and former students.

• Ma Qiao welcomed Zephyr to the hospital and found that his health had deteriorated, with dementia symptoms and Nika Cells spreading up his arm.
• Zephyr pleaded with Ma Qiao to save him because he still had something important to do and feared losing the ability to create his wife and child in the game.
• Ma Qiao and Nami charged Zephyr one million Beli for a health plan, then had him download the Healthy Eating Guide app.
• Ma Qiao persuaded Zephyr that fatty foods and salted pig brain would help his health, and Zephyr accepted the dietary advice.
• After Zephyr said he had no money left, Ma Qiao offered him Big Bird Medical health service cards to sell to his friends, relatives, former acquaintances, and students.

Nami and Nojiko chatted on Cocoyasi's beach while Ma Qiao inspected the Big Bird Consortium's pig farm and assessed its unusual feed. After finding Cocoyasi short on land, Ma Qiao set his sights on the Goa Kingdom as a vast new farm, preparing a campaign against its nobles.

• Nojiko livestreamed a beach hunt and offered Cow's Milk to a young reindeer whose doctor teacher had been beaten by patients.
• Nami admitted Ma Qiao had gone to inspect the pig farm, and she and Nojiko playfully tumbled together in the sand.
• Ma Qiao learned that Joseph managed the pig farm and that Johnny worked in the Cow's Milk department.
• Ma Qiao inspected the pigs and learned they thrived on Fattening King, a feed supplement made from processed waste and Health Potion.
• Ma Qiao recognized that Cocoyasi lacked enough land to meet demand for pork and turned his attention to the Goa Kingdom as a potential farm.

Yasuo returned to Foosha Village and reunited with Luffy and Zoro at Makino’s tavern, where a mountain bandit named Sun Dog attacked them. After Yasuo defeated Sun Dog, he challenged Luffy and Zoro to a rematch and proposed that they undertake a major scheme together if they lost.

• Yasuo treated the Foosha villagers to Short-Lived Ghost drinks and reunited with Luffy and Zoro, who renewed their challenge against him.
• Makino told the villagers that Garp had delayed his visit because Dr. Mundo had treated his cavity at Shurima Hospital.
• Sun Dog entered the tavern seeking protection money from Yasuo and smashed bottles over Luffy’s and Zoro’s heads while they refused to fight back.
• When Sun Dog attacked him, Yasuo used his Wind Wall and sword skills to defeat him, then told Zoro that his blade was Enma and urged him not to become defined by it.
• Yasuo challenged Luffy and Zoro to fight him again the next morning and proposed they pull off something big if they lost; both accepted the wager.

Ma Qiao strengthened Yasuo and sent him to Sun Dog’s mountain hideout to investigate the bandits. Yasuo confronted Sun Dog with evidence of his men’s crimes and ordered him to deal with the worst offenders, while secretly using a Big Bird Den Den Mushi to track his steps.

• Yasuo told Ma Qiao that Roronoa Zoro and King Luffy were becoming dangerous, so Ma Qiao considered his resources and raised Yasuo’s level, lending him a Warmog’s Armor.
• Yasuo rode Sun Dog to the mountain bandits’ hideout and was disappointed by the gang’s appearance and lack of valuables.
• Yasuo contacted Twitch, who supplied intelligence compiled with Gangplank about the Sun Dog Mountain Bandits’ crimes.
• Yasuo showed Sun Dog the criminal records and ordered him to deal with the worst offenders, then gave him a Big Bird Den Den Mushi.
• Sun Dog left to clean house while Yasuo watched the device’s step count and posted a boastful training message on WeChat.