Recaps

Ma Qiao became regent of the Goa Kingdom, reformed it, and attended the Reverie. After an emergency landing in Flevance, he recruited Law and began gathering the dead in the Shadow Isles.

• Yasuo and the Sun Dog Bandit Group stole the Goa Kingdom’s Heavenly Tribute, prompting Stelly to request a Buster Call.
• Graves shot Old Sally and Stelly, and Garen established Ma Qiao as regent for the absent heir Sabo.
• Ma Qiao paid the Heavenly Tribute, traveled to the Goa Kingdom, and used Marine support to purge resisting nobles and abolish the class system.
• Ma Qiao developed the kingdom’s economy and traveled with Cobra and Crocodile to the Reverie.
• Ma Qiao supported Fish-Man Island’s equal-rights proposal and secured backing for a rapid-response force.
• Nami ordered an emergency landing in Flevance, where Ma Qiao demonstrated a treatment for Amber Lead disease and recruited Law.
• Annie captured Hawkins, while Caitlyn shot Fullbody and later staged ghosts to cover her attack.
• Kizaru declined to investigate the Shadow Isles as Ma Qiao, Tahm Kench, Yorick, and Karthus gathered the dead.

Ma Qiao’s journey to Big Mom’s tea party became a fight to save Cobra, confront Big Mom’s Hunger Pangs, and expose Mother Carmel’s hold over her. He left Totto Land with Carmel, Zeus, and half the treasury, while the Whitebeard Pirates prepared to rescue Teach.

• Ma Qiao brought Law to Shurima, visited Cobra’s costly Alabasta Food Festival with Vivi, and clashed with Flampe after she attacked him.
• Crocodile intervened when Katakuri confronted Ma Qiao, while Flampe’s allies seized Vivi, Nami, and Cobra before Sanji and the summoned fighters joined the struggle.
• Ma Qiao defeated Katakuri and became friends with him, while Vivi became Alabasta’s regent and planned to rescue Cobra from Big Mom’s crew.
• Crocodile gathered his former Baroque Works officers, and Ma Qiao sailed to Totto Land with Zephyr, where Teach arrived with a poisoned Ace.
• At Big Mom’s tea party, Ma Qiao used Vision Wards to hear Big Mom and Miss Bakkin’s conversation, while Weevil’s actions broke the nun’s photograph and triggered Big Mom’s rampage.
• Ma Qiao and his allies fought to protect Cobra and Katakuri as Big Mom rampaged, then saved her from choking after Teach accidentally caused her to swallow the Smooth-Smooth Fruit.
• Ma Qiao drew Mother Carmel’s soul from Big Mom and had Dr. Mundo remove Carmel’s body, then stopped Perospero from killing her and proposed imprisoning her in The Shining.
• Kizaru severed Teach’s left arm before Teach escaped, while Ma Qiao left Totto Land with Carmel, Zeus, and half the treasury, and Linlin proposed a marriage between Smoothie and Ace as Izo vowed to rescue Teach.