Recaps

The screen showed Zoro defeating Marine Colonel T Bone aboard a Sea Train, then asked which Emperor founded the Cross Guild, which would later kill T Bone. The question drew guesses from across the world and alarmed Marine leaders, while Luffy and his crew arrived at Enies Lobby.

• Zoro confronted T Bone on the Sea Train tracks and defeated him with Brave Claw, then rejoined the train as it continued toward Enies Lobby.
• The screen announced Zoro as the winner and asked which of the Four Emperors founded the Cross Guild, adding that the organization would later kill T Bone.
• People across the world flooded the screen with guesses, including the names of the Four Emperors, while Luffy and his crew arrived at Enies Lobby.
• Sengoku and Tsuru worried that the Cross Guild might become a major threat or unite several Emperors, but Garp argued that the Marines could prepare for it.
• Sengoku took heart from Garp's words and concluded that the screen's revelations might help the Marines prepare for future threats.

The emperors and Morgans speculated about who founded Cross Guild before the system revealed that an emperor and two Shichibukai jointly founded it and that the guild would put bounties on the Navy. Kaido and Big Mom then exchanged threats and arguments about the future emperors and Kaido’s debt to her.

• Marco asked Whitebeard which emperor might have founded Cross Guild, and Whitebeard guessed Kaido or Linlin.
• Big Mom ordered her children to identify Kaido as Cross Guild’s founder, while Kaido dismissed the idea of creating an alliance of weaklings.
• Shanks told Benn Beckman that he had a vague feeling Cross Guild had something to do with him, and Morgans ordered his informants to watch the emperors’ territories.
• The system announced that no one had won the mysterious grand gift and revealed that an emperor and two Shichibukai founded Cross Guild, which would place reverse bounties on the Navy, with T Bone as its first field-grade-or-higher victim.
• Kaido mocked the commenters, then traded barbs with Big Mom about which emperor would be replaced and whether she would claim his crew or children.
• Big Mom reminded Kaido that he owed her a lifelong debt, and Kaido denied it before ending the exchange.

After the two Four Emperors’ conversation sparked speculation, world leaders reacted to the system’s revelations and prepared for the future. Sengoku ordered the Marines to watch pirates and the Shichibukai, while Shanks’s crew noticed Luffy changing on the screen.

• People around the world wondered about Big Mom and Kaido’s past, while major figures focused on the system’s revelations.
• Sengoku ordered Brannew to keep Marine branches defensive, monitor pirates and the Shichibukai, and prevent the Cross Guild from forming.
• Garp joked about his bounty, then told Sengoku he was going to Impel Down.
• Moria and Doflamingo speculated about which Shichibukai would join the Cross Guild, and Doflamingo left to prepare for the future.
• Benn Beckman and Shanks discussed how the Cross Guild’s bounties on Marines could weaken the Marines, then Lucky Roux pointed out that Luffy’s body had turned red on the screen.

Luffy activated Gear Second against Blueno, using his accelerated blood flow to boost his speed and power. As the fight turned in Luffy’s favor, pirates watching the screen discussed his strength and future.

• Luffy explained that he had developed Gear Second to protect his friends, then used a Jet Pistol to send Blueno crashing through a wall.
• Luffy raced after Blueno and struck him repeatedly at incredible speed, leaving viewers across the pirate world stunned.
• Dadan defended Luffy’s loyalty when the mountain bandits wondered whether he would remember them after becoming famous.
• Law recognized how Gear Second strengthened Luffy but warned that it strained his heart and could shorten his lifespan.
• Kid dismissed Luffy as weak, while Killer warned that Luffy could become their greatest enemy.
• Shanks praised Luffy’s growth, hinted that the Gum-Gum Fruit had greater potential, and predicted that Luffy’s fight was nearly decided.

Luffy defeated Blueno and reached the Tower of Justice, where Robin refused to return with him despite the Straw Hat Pirates’ arrival. Spandam threatened to trigger a Buster Call and invoked Ohara, sending Robin back into painful memories.

• Luffy knocked Blueno unconscious, then shouted across the waterfall that he had come to get Robin.
• Robin insisted that she wanted to die and did not want the Straw Hats to save her, while CP9 gathered on the Tower of Justice balcony.
• Nami and the others joined Luffy on the courthouse roof, bringing the Straw Hat Pirates together to face CP9.
• Luffy, Sanji, and Chopper urged Robin to come back to them, and Spandam panicked and ordered CP9 to attack.
• Spandam threatened the Straw Hats with the Golden Den Den Mushi and brought up Ohara, causing Robin to tremble as memories of her past began to unfold.

The footage showed Robin’s childhood on Ohara, where she became an archaeologist and vowed to stop studying the Void Century after Dr. Clover warned her of the danger. As the Five Elders tried to contain the revelations and the Straw Hats defended Robin, she welcomed the chance to see her lost friends again and watched as Saul appeared.

• The footage showed young Robin being bullied on Ohara, while the scholars at the Tree of Knowledge library accepted her and taught her archaeology.
• Robin passed the doctoral exam at eight, then told Dr. Clover she wanted to study the Void Century; he warned her of the danger and made her swear not to investigate it secretly.
• Kings and nobles blamed Ohara’s scholars and praised the World Government, while the Five Elders ordered CP0 to discredit the footage.
• Sanji, Luffy, Chopper, Usopp, Nami, Franky, Brook, and Zoro reacted angrily to the comments attacking Robin, and Robin felt grateful for their support.
• Robin said she was happy to see Dr. Clover and the others again, then recognized Saul in the footage.

Robin learned that the Marines were targeting Ohara’s scholars and returned to the library, where she found Clover Dr. Clover and the others under arrest and reunited with her mother, Olvia. Clover Dr. Clover revealed his theory about the World Government and the Void Century to the Five Elders, who ordered him killed and launched the Buster Call against Ohara.

• Saul warned Robin that the World Government planned to destroy Ohara and urged her to find Olvia, but Robin arrived at the library after her mother had left.
• Robin warned Clover Dr. Clover and the scholars that Marines were coming, but they refused to flee and told her to hide her identity as an archaeologist.
• Spandine arrived with Olvia and accused the scholars of studying Poneglyphs and Ancient Script after agents found evidence in the library.
• Clover Dr. Clover confronted the Five Elders and argued that the World Government had erased the Void Century to conceal its conflict with a once-great kingdom.
• The Five Elders ordered Clover Dr. Clover killed, Spandine shot him, and the Five Elders ordered the Buster Call against Ohara.

The video revealed how the Buster Call destroyed Ohara and how Robin escaped with Aokiji’s help after losing her mother and Saul. As the Straw Hats and others reacted to Robin’s past, Kaido and Big Mom both vowed to capture her and learn to read the Poneglyphs, while the broadcast hinted that more remained to be revealed.

• Kaido and Big Mom argued over who could uncover the past, and both declared they would get Nico Robin.
• Luffy, Sanji, Brook, Zoro, and Franky promised to protect Robin, who remembered her mother, Olvia.
• The video showed Olvia entrusting Robin to Saul as the Buster Call bombarded Ohara and destroyed the Tree of Knowledge.
• The evacuation ship was sunk on Akainu Sakazuki’s order, and Aokiji froze Saul after Saul urged Robin to escape and find companions.
• Aokiji let Robin leave Ohara in a small boat, warning her that he would bring her in if she committed a crime.
• The broadcast laid bare Robin’s suffering and Ohara’s destruction, but indicated that the story was not over.

After people accused the Heavenly Dao of distorting the Ohara Incident, it revealed a visit to Ohara’s ruins several months later. The video showed young Monkey D. Dragon vowing to build an army, while Vegapunk remained concealed as his companion.

• World Government supporters posted comments accusing the Heavenly Dao of bias and demanding an account of the Void Century, and Kaido mocked their attempt to change the subject.
• The Heavenly Dao defended the truth of its account and began showing an event at Ohara several months after the incident.
• At Egghead, Vegapunk and his satellites worried that the video might expose their visit to Ohara, but Vegapunk thought they would not be its focus.
• Monkey D. Dragon appeared at Ohara as captain of the Freedom Fighters and said he would build an army to fight injustice.
• Dragon’s Revolutionary Army subordinates recognized their young leader, and Dragon vowed that the people of Ohara and Dr. Clover would not have died in vain.
• On the Thousand Sunny, Luffy learned that Dragon was his father, while Robin guessed that the Heavenly Dao had disguised Vegapunk to protect him.

The Heavenly Dao’s account of Dragon founding the Revolutionary Army emboldened rebels and resistance movements, while the Five Elders worried about its impact. In the Enies Lobby video, Luffy and the Straw Hats stood against the World Government for Robin, who finally declared that she wanted to live.

• The Sunny crew reacted to Dragon’s resolve, and Robin reflected on the Revolutionary Army.
• The Five Elders recognized the system’s words as retaliation and feared they would inspire resistance against the World Government.
• The Heavenly Dao’s account strengthened Revolutionary Army members and encouraged people in several regions to resist local nobles.
• At Enies Lobby, Robin explained that she feared her fate would make the Straw Hats abandon her, and Spandam mocked her and boasted about the World Government’s power.
• Luffy ordered Sogeking to burn the World Government’s flag, and Usopp struck it with Firebird Star.
• Luffy urged Robin to say she wanted to live, and Robin cried out that she wanted to live and sail away with the Straw Hats.

Vivi learned why Luffy and his crew had become friends with Robin and stopped worrying that they had replaced her. In the video, the Straw Hats reached the Tower of Justice and split up to find CP9 members and the keys needed to free Robin.

• Vivi understood that Luffy and the others still considered her their friend and felt glad that Robin had joined them too.
• Luffy gathered his friends and jumped from the courthouse roof, and Kokoro's Sea Train caught them and Franky before crashing into the Tower of Justice.
• Fukurou told the Straw Hats that Robin had been taken toward the Gate of Justice and that they needed CP9's keys to unlock her handcuffs.
• The Straw Hats split up to search for CP9, with Franky meeting Fukurou, Nami meeting Kumadori, Usopp finding Jabra, Zoro encountering Kaku, and Sanji encountering Kalifa.
• Luffy and Chopper ran through the Tower of Justice searching for CP9 without finding anyone.

Sanji and Zoro fought CP9 agents in the Jianying video, but Sanji held back against Kalifa because he would not hit a woman, while Usopp accidentally handcuffed Zoro during his fight with Kaku. Kaku unleashed a devastating Rankyaku that cut the Tower of Justice in half, leaving Zoro cuffed to Usopp after they narrowly escaped.

• At Baratie, Zeff's crew joked that Sanji was doomed because he would not hit Kalifa, while Zeff told them not to tease him too much.
• Sanji tried to reach Kalifa's key but was kicked into a wall, then fought her while repeatedly holding back; Kalifa struck him in the crotch and warned him to fight seriously.
• Judge and Yonji mocked Sanji as useless, while Reiju showed concern for him.
• Zoro and Kaku traded attacks until Kaku transformed into a giraffe and fell through the floor into the room where Usopp and Jabra were.
• Usopp accidentally fired Seastone handcuffs onto Zoro while laughing at Kaku's square-faced giraffe form, and Jabra joined in mocking Kaku.
• Kaku unleashed Rankyaku—Amane Dachi, cutting the Tower of Justice in half; Zoro saved Usopp from the attack but ended up handcuffed to him, while Jabra escaped with Soru.

The Straw Hats continued their escape through Enies Lobby as Nami and Chopper secured a key, while Sanji’s refusal to strike Kalifa left Nami to face her. Luffy used Gear Third to smash open an iron door, then unexpectedly shrank to a tiny size.

• Chopper freed Nami from Kumadori, and Nami revealed she had stolen a number three key; Chopper told her Zoro and Usopp needed the number two key for their handcuffs.
• Nami found Sanji defeated by Kalifa and learned he had refused to hit her because he would never strike a woman; Nami went to face Kalifa while Chopper stayed to stop Kumadori.
• Chimney and Gonbe led Luffy to a secret passage blocked by an iron door, and Luffy decided to break through without a key or password.
• Luffy used Gear Third to smash open the iron door, then emerged from the dust much smaller than Chimney and Gonbe.

The screen showed Franky fighting Fukurou while Chopper battled Kumadori in a warehouse. After Chopper finally gave Franky the cola he needed, Franky regained his strength and smashed Fukurou onto the balcony.

• Shanks and Lucky Roux wondered why Luffy had shrunk after using Gear Third, while Law analyzed how the technique worked and warned that Luffy should use it sparingly.
• Franky ran low on cola as Fukurou blocked his path, and the two exchanged blows and insults before crashing into a warehouse.
• Chopper and Kumadori burst into the warehouse, where Chopper trapped Kumadori in a refrigerator after he attacked.
• Franky demanded cola from Chopper, but Chopper initially refused and then repeatedly handed him the wrong drinks, allowing Fukurou to beat Franky.
• Chopper finally gave Franky the cola he needed, and Franky restored his strength and punched Fukurou onto the balcony.

Franky defeated Fukurou with Franky Centaur and Coup de Vent, while Chopper fought Kumadori after he escaped the refrigerator. Chopper took a third Rumble Ball as Kumadori prepared to deliver a final blow, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Franky chased Fukurou with his homing shells and defeated him by binding him with Franky Centaur and striking him with Coup de Vent.
• Kumadori broke out of the refrigerator after eating its food, then used Life Return to digest it while Chopper watched.
• Kumadori realized Chopper had tricked him into repeatedly changing size and attacked him with his hair and Shigan.
• Chopper took a second Rumble Ball and fought Kumadori, eventually landing Hoof Print: Cherry Blossom Flurry with Arm Point.
• Kumadori recovered, beat Chopper, and restrained him with his hair as he prepared a finishing attack.
• Chopper swallowed a third Rumble Ball despite Kureha's warning.

Chopper defeated Kumadori in his monster form, prompting Big Mom and Kaido to claim they would capture him and Sengoku to raise his bounty. The video then shifted to Nami fighting Kalifa, who revealed the Bubble-Bubble Fruit’s power and weakened Nami with foam.

• Dr. Kureha reflected on Chopper’s growth as the video showed him overwhelm and defeat Kumadori after eating a third Rumble Ball.
• Chopper threw Kumadori away and attacked Franky, while the system declared Chopper the winner.
• Big Mom and Kaido argued over who would capture Chopper, and Sengoku ordered his bounty raised to twenty million Beli.
• The video showed Kalifa bathing and changing before Nami attacked her with the Clima-Tact.
• Kalifa evaded Nami’s lightning, revealed she had eaten the Bubble-Bubble Fruit, and covered Nami in foam that drained her strength.

Nami struggled against Kalifa’s bubble powers while Luffy found Rob Lucci, and Spandam accidentally activated a Buster Call. As the island’s forces fled, Chopper burst into Nami and Kalifa’s stalemate in his rampaging monster form.

• Nami discovered that Kalifa’s bubbles weakened her and that their effects wore off when the bubbles disappeared, but Kalifa’s speed and attacks left Nami struggling to fight.
• Luffy reached Rob Lucci and declared that his friends would soon join him.
• Spandam accidentally activated a Buster Call and revealed that he was willing to sacrifice the island’s Marines and World Government agents for his own advancement.
• Robin warned everyone to flee, and the Marines and agents ran toward the coast.
• Kalifa turned Nami into a smooth, weakened doll, but Nami used illusions to evade Kalifa’s attacks and the two reached a stalemate.
• Chopper burst through the wall in monster form, attacked Kalifa, and rampaged through the room, sending her bathtub flying outside.

Nami discovered that water countered Kalifa’s soap powers and used her weather-based attacks and illusions to defeat her. After the fight, Franky joined Nami, who began searching Kalifa for the key.

• Chopper burst into the fight, and Nami noticed that water restored her foot after Kalifa attacked her.
• Nami used rain to wash away Kalifa’s bubbles, then created illusions and struck Kalifa with lightning.
• Kalifa exposed the real Nami and wounded her, but Nami used a previously created ball of lightning to knock Kalifa unconscious.
• The system announced Nami as the winner, and Franky joined her to discuss Chopper and ask about the key.
• Nami began searching Kalifa’s clothes for the key while Franky and viewers reacted to her boldness.

Sanji arrived just as Jabra was about to kill Usopp, kicking him into a wall and declaring himself a hunter. The fight against CP9 continued with Zoro facing Kaku and Chopper's monstrous transformation threatening his life.

• In Cocoyasi Village, Nojiko laughed over Nami's antics while Genzo complained about her behavior.
• On the Thousand Sunny, Nami said she wanted the money from the viewers' comments, and Sanji offered to tear clothes off Nami's defeated enemies before she told him to get lost.
• At Enies Lobby, Franky struck monstrous Chopper with Coup de Vent, sending him crashing through a wall toward the sea, while Nami brought Zoro and Usopp the key to their handcuffs.
• Zoro fought Kaku as Nami and Usopp watched, but Jabra tricked Usopp with a fake offer of his key and beat him and Nami down.
• Jabra prepared to kill Usopp, but Sanji rushed in, kicked Jabra into a wall, and said he was a hunter.

Sanji fought Jabra while Usopp and Nami hurried to stop Robin from being taken through the opening Gate of Justice. Sanji seized Jabra’s key and fled with it, leaving Jabra in pursuit.

• Sanji reassured Usopp, then told him to handle what Sanji could not as the Gate of Justice began to open and Luffy remained pinned down by Rob Lucci.
• Sanji blocked Jabra’s Iron Body Fist: Wolf Bullet and traded blows with him, using named kicks that forced Jabra back despite his Tekkai.
• Jabra pretended Robin was his younger sister and offered Sanji a key, but Sanji saw through the lie and kicked him into a wall.
• Sanji took the key and taunted Jabra, then suddenly ran away; Jabra used Soru to chase him.

Sanji fought Jabra, who used his Six Powers techniques to injure him and gain the upper hand. Sanji awakened Diable Jambe and defeated Jabra with a finishing kick.

• Sanji dodged Jabra’s attacks and countered, but Jabra shifted tactics and struck him into a wall.
• Jabra wounded Sanji with Rankyaku Pack and mocked him for caring about Nico Robin.
• Sanji activated Diable Jambe, burning Jabra with his crimson right foot and sending him flying.
• Jabra attacked Sanji in midair with Moonlight Ten-Finger Gun, piercing his chest with one hand.
• Sanji finished Jabra with Diable Jambe Touch, and the system declared Sanji the winner.

The reactions to Sanji’s flaming kick led Judge and other scientists to suspect that Sanji carried the Lineage Factor, while Zoro and Kaku’s fight intensified inside the Tower of Justice. The chapter left Zoro badly cut by Kaku’s rain of slashes as Kaku remained unharmed behind Tekkai.

• Usopp pointed out a love confession for Sanji, and Sanji discovered it came from Giles Max.
• Zeff praised Sanji’s growth while wondering how his foot caught fire, and Judge ordered researchers to examine Sanji’s sealed DNA samples.
• Queen and Vegapunk concluded that Sanji might be a modified human with the Lineage Factor, while Vegapunk condemned Judge’s experiments on his children.
• Zoro and Kaku clashed with their attacks, shaking the Tower of Justice, and Zoro tied on his bandana as he hurried to obtain the key.
• Kaku knocked Zoro down with Scythe Giraffe, transformed into a square-shaped giraffe, and unleashed Giraffe Shigure, leaving Zoro covered in cuts while Tekkai protected Kaku.

Zoro defeated Kaku after a fierce duel, revealing his Nine-Sword Style: Asura and finishing him with Asura: Ichibugin. The victory inspired Zoro's dojo juniors, while Tashigi vowed to defeat him and Mihawk looked forward to fighting him again.

• Zoro endured Kaku's attacks and countered with increasingly powerful sword techniques, eventually cutting Kaku across the abdomen.
• Kaku taunted Zoro about the World Government and a woman, provoking Zoro to unleash Demon Aura: Nine-Sword Style: Asura.
• Zoro turned Kaku's Amane Dachi slash to mist and defeated him with Asura: Ichibugin, earning the system's victory announcement.
• Johnny and Yosaku celebrated Zoro's win, and Zoro's dojo juniors persuaded Shimotsuki Koshiro to teach them Three-Sword Style.
• Tashigi vowed to defeat and arrest Zoro at their next meeting, while Mihawk anticipated a real fight with him in the future.

Luffy held off Lucci so Franky could reach Robin, escalating the fight by activating Gear Second. Franky made it through the door, leaving Luffy and Lucci alone for their battle.

• Luffy and Franky agreed that Luffy would fight Lucci while Franky went to rescue Robin.
• Luffy repeatedly restrained Lucci to give Franky chances to leave, and Franky finally set off for the door.
• Lucci struck Franky and prepared to finish him, but Luffy hit him with Gum-Gum Jet Pistol and revealed Gear Second.
• Lucci transformed and attacked Franky again, but Luffy drove him back with Gum-Gum Jet Bazooka.
• Franky ran through the door to reach Robin, while Luffy and Lucci remained in the room to fight.

Usopp used Kabuto to shoot Spandam and the Marines from an extraordinary distance, creating an opening for Robin to escape. The video stayed focused on their rescue as people across the seas praised Usopp, while Van Augur took interest in him and Yasopp quietly expressed pride in his son.

• Spandam dragged Robin across the bridge, told her about the mines and his father’s role in Ohara, and insisted Luffy’s crew would never reach them; Robin said she believed they would come.
• An explosion sent Franky falling from the bridge, and Spandam hurried Robin toward the Marines at the Gate of Justice.
• Usopp shot Spandam and the Marines from the distant Tower of Justice, then Sanji urged Robin to run.
• Usopp’s friends and Kaya cheered him, while Van Augur watched him with interest from Marine Headquarters.
• Yasopp’s crewmates praised Usopp, and Yasopp said he was proud but would wait to congratulate his son.