Recaps

Ma Qiao used his heroes and growing influence to defeat Santini, remove Nezumi, and set Twitch up as a reformed Marine. Vivi learned about Ma Qiao’s past and his connection to Miss All Sunday, while Ma Qiao kept Mr. 0’s identity from her and prepared to visit G-2 Base.

• Vivi joined Ma Qiao’s tavern as a trainee and investigated Mr. 0 while Ma Qiao built up his strength and recruited Twitch as his fourth hero.
• Captain Nezumi arrived to collect the prisoners and extort the bounty hunters, but Karen Santini escaped his cell and attacked Ma Qiao and Vivi.
• Ma Qiao returned to the cave with Nezumi as Santini’s hostage, summoned Garen, Ashe, and Ryze, then defeated Santini with a critical Mighty Vajra Fist.
• Ma Qiao let Santini die and Twitch killed Nezumi, then impersonated the captain and told the Marines Santini had escaped.
• Momonga tested Twitch’s strength at G-2, where Twitch used [Heal] and presented himself as a reformed Marine before taking Nezumi’s stolen wealth back to Whiskey Peak.
• Miss All Sunday called Miss Valentine and ended the Baroque Works agents’ investigation into the prison break.
• Vivi learned Ma Qiao had once belonged to Baroque Works, and Ma Qiao told her that he had bought Nico Robin and had a master-servant contract with her.
• Ma Qiao withheld Mr. 0’s identity from Vivi, while Nezumi arrived at Whiskey Peak with his assets and prepared to take Ma Qiao to G-2 Base as a special talent.

Ma Qiao built up his operation, brought Garen into the Marines, and set out to strengthen the East Blue branch while concealing his own schemes. The stretch ended with Garp and Smoker joining a banquet and Sanji receiving a Den Den Mushi from fishermen trapped by the Krieg Pirates.

• Ma Qiao summoned Teemo and Gangplank, developed the Big Bird Brand Den Den Mushi, and began teaching Vivi while she investigated Baroque Works.
• Ma Qiao and Vivi traveled to G-2, where Garen passed Tuya’s secret test, rejected a Marineford recommendation, and left for the East Blue with Nezumi.
• Ma Qiao returned to the Good Guy Twitch, arranged for Kuro to capture Nezumi, and later learned Kuro had escaped and been framed as a wanted criminal.
• Ma Qiao sailed toward Loguetown, kept the stolen military supplies’ proceeds, upgraded his retainers, and helped Twitch recruit Morgan and his sailors into the Root Division.
• Garp and Smoker’s warship encountered the Good Guy Twitch, and Garen and Twitch fought Smoker until Ma Qiao stopped the clash and accepted payment to delete his recording.
• Ma Qiao gave Smoker diluted Health Potion, and Smoker joined Garp’s banquet after realizing the medicine had spared him embarrassment.
• At the Baratie, Sanji defied Patty to feed elderly fishermen forced to work for the Krieg Pirates, and one fisherman handed him a wet Den Den Mushi.

Ma Qiao and the Marines exposed the 16th Branch’s corruption, honored Bellemere, and defeated Arlong while Nami regained hope for Cocoyasi Village. The arc ended with Ma Qiao organizing relief and development, Garp cracking down on the corrupt branch, and Ma Qiao expanding his plans through Ryze and Gangplank.

• Sanji discovered that the damaged Den Den Mushi could eat Beli for call credit, while Ma Qiao taught Garp and Tashigi to use Big Bird Den Den Mushis.
• Garp abandoned his planned ambush for Ace and joined Ma Qiao in targeting Arlong’s remnants, while Ace’s antics and the damaged Twitch drew attention to the Marines’ troubles.
• Ma Qiao brought Nami and the Root Division to Cocoyasi Village, where the Marines honored Bellemere and exposed the old 16th Branch’s corruption.
• Ma Qiao confiscated Nami’s buried treasure and joined Smoker in confronting Arlong as Twitch and the Marines fought the Fish-Men.
• Ma Qiao killed Arlong with [Demacian Justice], but Silvers Rayleigh intervened when Smoker cornered Hachi, and Garp’s arrival sparked a clash that devastated the beach.
• Ma Qiao arranged for the Root Division to distribute 200 million Beli to Arlong’s victims and presented a plan to rebuild local businesses and farming.
• Garp led a crackdown at the 16th Branch, while Ma Qiao summoned Ryze to represent the Big Bird Group in the East Blue and sent Gangplank undercover with the Krieg Pirates.

Ma Qiao expanded his business, gathered new allies, and entered Baroque Works’ schemes while guiding Vivi toward Alabasta. The arc ended with Ma Qiao and Vivi meeting Cobra at the palace under false pretenses.

• Ma Qiao made Nami work for him, recruited Koby for the factory, and partnered with Nuo Fande to establish an industrial park on Syrup Island.
• Ma Qiao rescued Vivi from slave traders, destroyed their operation, and took Nami and Vivi toward Rainbase after receiving an invitation from Mr. 0.
• Ma Qiao recruited Jhin, Tahm Kench, Cho'Gath, and Heimerdinger, then freed Princess Sophia and her penguins from the slave ship.
• Ma Qiao reunited with Bon Clay in Alabasta, gave him a Big Bird Den Den Mushi, and learned he planned to hunt Roronoa Zoro in the East Blue.
• At Rain Dinners, Ma Qiao beat Issho at gambling while Vivi misread a card and warned Igaram about a false description of Mr. 0.
• Ma Qiao met Robin, extracted supplies and casino winnings through her, and was promoted by Crocodile to Mr. 7 alongside Vivi as Miss Father’s Day.
• Ma Qiao sailed to Alubarna with Vivi, who had agreed to pose as his fiancée, and Cobra arranged for him to help uncover conspirators.
• Ma Qiao entered Cobra’s palace and openly took Vivi’s hand, causing Cobra’s smile to falter.