Recaps

Yun Ye secured the Dark World Kings’ agreement to form an alliance and discussed trade and an auction house with Doflamingo. After the council, Charlotte Linlin’s tea party invitation arrived, and Yun Ye decided to attend.

• Yun Ye proposed an alliance to the Dark World Kings, and they agreed after seeing his strength and hearing his argument for negotiating with the Emperors together.
• The Kings finalized the alliance’s distribution of benefits and left after the council, while Piekro remained unconscious.
• Yun Ye and Doflamingo discussed Fish-Man Island goods, Doflamingo opening a goods auction house on Moonlit Island, and finding an object that had eaten a Devil Fruit.
• Doflamingo left for the All Nations Sea, and a tea party invitation from Charlotte Linlin arrived for Yun Ye.
• Yun Ye decided to attend Charlotte Linlin’s tea party despite suspecting it could be a trap.

Yun Ye sent Ye Qi to absorb Piekro’s forces and left Elian to handle an upcoming Donquixote Family auction while he traveled in disguise to Whole Cake Island. He arrived aboard a pastry merchant ship and prepared to explore Big Mom’s territory with its captain, Felick.

• Yun Ye told Ye Qi to take over Piekro’s forces, and she accepted the mission.
• Yun Ye asked Elian to negotiate with the Donquixote Family about their upcoming auction on Moonlit Island before he departed.
• Yun Ye boarded a merchant ship carrying pastries for Big Mom and traveled to the All Nations Sea in disguise.
• Yun Ye discussed Haki and the Four Emperors’ strength with the ship’s captain, Felick, who shared stories about powerful fighters.
• Felick learned the ship had reached Whole Cake Island and invited Yun Ye to disembark with him.

Yun Ye arrived at Whole Cake Island with Felick for Big Mom’s tea party, where he concealed his identity and entered using a genuine invitation. After exploring the island and sampling its desserts, he spotted Smoothie squeezing juice from bizarre ingredients.

• Felick warned Yun Ye not to offend the Charlotte Family, but Yun Ye said he was easy to get along with as long as no one attacked him.
• Felick and Yun Ye arrived at Whole Cake Island and followed Big Mom’s soul-given objects to the tea party venue.
• Felick worried Yun Ye lacked an invitation, but Yun Ye showed that he had one and entered the venue.
• Yun Ye told Felick not to reveal they had traveled together, then wandered the venue and tasted its desserts.
• Yun Ye spotted Smoothie using her ability to squeeze juice from Sea Kings, animals, and a gigantic flower.

Yun Ye attended the Big Mom Pirates' tea party in disguise while the Dark World kings debated the Quincy’s attacks on Piekro’s forces and whether to oppose him. Doflamingo arrived and froze when he recognized someone at the party.

• Yun Ye declined Smoothie’s recommended flower juice, took ordinary watermelon juice, and joined the guests at the tea party.
• Stussy arrived and joined the Dark World kings, while guests wondered whether the Quincy would dare attend.
• Feld, Gibosen, Stussy, and Morgans discussed the Quincy’s attacks on Piekro’s forces and the possibility of uniting against him.
• Stussy and Morgans argued that resisting the Quincy was dangerous and that his coming clash with Charlotte Linlin might change the situation.
• Doflamingo arrived, asked what the kings were discussing, and froze when he spotted a familiar figure.

Yun Ye attended Charlotte Linlin’s tea party, where Linlin introduced her new Homies, Ares, Soldier of War, and demanded gifts from the guests. The chapter ended with Smoothie’s subordinate calling out Yun Ye for sitting without presenting a gift.

• Doflamingo spotted Yun Ye at the party and recognized him, while the other Dark World kings did not.
• Charlotte Linlin arrived with much of her family and welcomed the guests to her tea party.
• A servant brought Charlotte Linlin Sister Carmelo’s photograph, and the guests presented her with gifts.
• Charlotte Linlin revealed Ares, Soldier of War, a new Homies in the form of a pair of gauntlets that could unleash thunder and flames.
• Smoothie’s subordinate accused Yun Ye of trying to enjoy the party without giving Charlotte Linlin a gift, drawing everyone’s attention.

Yun Ye revealed himself as Quincy at Big Mom’s tea party and provoked her by unleashing overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki. After Big Mom attacked and Quincy rose above the crowd, he began the Five Dragons Calamity and challenged Katakuri to stop it.

• Yun Ye refused Big Mom’s demand for a gift and invited her to try extracting his soul.
• Yun Ye unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out guests and clashing with Katakuri.
• Katakuri recognized Yun Ye as Quincy, sending the guests and Dark World kings into a panic.
• Big Mom identified Quincy and attacked him with Zeus’s lightning, but he dodged and flew above the venue.
• Yun Ye challenged Katakuri to use his future-seeing Observation Haki against the Five Dragons Calamity.

Yun Ye unleashed Five Dragon Annihilation against the Big Mom Pirates, and the Lightning Dragons devastated Whole Cake Island despite Charlotte Linlin’s counterattacks. Charlotte Linlin survived the blasts and confronted Yun Ye in a rage, while Katakuri and the other defenders were left badly injured.

• Katakuri sensed the danger and ordered weaker guests and family members to retreat as Yun Ye summoned five enormous Lightning Dragons.
• Charlotte Linlin destroyed one Lightning Dragon with Ikoku, then used her new Homie Ares to empower Napoleon with lightning and flames.
• Yun Ye’s Lightning Dragon seized Charlotte Linlin and slammed her into the ground, where it exploded and shattered Cake Castle.
• Charlotte Linlin emerged from the lava unharmed and unleashed Soul Shriek and Conqueror’s Haki at Yun Ye.
• Katakuri, Smoothie, Cracker, and other Charlotte Family members attacked another Lightning Dragon, but its explosion blasted them away and reduced Whole Cake Island to ruins.

Yun Ye attacked Big Mom’s tea party and shattered Sister Carmelo’s photograph, exploiting the weakness he believed it would create. With Big Mom stunned and Katakuri moving to intercept him, Yun Ye unleashed his strongest attack.

• Yun Ye clashed with Big Mom’s Raien Baku shockwave and Conqueror’s Haki-coated punch, then used the impact to reach the officer carrying Sister Carmelo’s photograph.
• Yun Ye killed the officer and took the photograph while Big Mom and Katakuri pursued him.
• Yun Ye threw the photograph toward Big Mom, then shattered its frame with White Lightning as she reached to catch it.
• Big Mom froze after the photograph broke, and Yun Ye charged her while dodging the Charlotte Family’s attacks.
• Yun Ye struck at Big Mom with Lightning Dual Bone as Katakuri foresaw the attack and moved to intercept him.

Yun Ye injured Big Mom by exploiting her mental turmoil, then fought Katakuri as the pirate displayed his newly learned Conqueror’s Haki Infusion and awakened mochi powers. Yun Ye gained the upper hand and left Katakuri bloodied, while the watching guests wondered whether he could defeat the Big Mom Pirates alone.

• Yun Ye’s attack broke through Big Mom’s defenses and injured her after Katakuri’s awakened mochi weakened the blow.
• Katakuri sent his family to check on Big Mom and challenged Yun Ye, revealing that he had learned Conqueror’s Haki Infusion.
• Yun Ye and Katakuri exchanged powerful attacks, with Katakuri using Mochi Volcano and Mighty Mochi while Yun Ye countered with his own techniques.
• Katakuri tried to trade injuries with Yun Ye using his trident, but Yun Ye changed his attack and avoided the thrust.
• Yun Ye restrained Katakuri with three Light Pillars and struck him hard enough to send him crashing through buildings and into stone.
• The guests watched from their ships as Katakuri coughed up blood and Yun Ye remained on the offensive.

Doflamingo and the other Dark World Kings worried about the Quincy’s battle with the Big Mom Pirate Crew, while Yun Ye and Katakuri continued fighting. Big Mom’s grief over Mother Carmel’s destroyed photo triggered her eating disorder, and she attacked her own children as they tried to stop her.

• Doflamingo avoided confirming that he knew the Quincy’s identity, while Gibosen urged the Kings to focus on their dangerous situation and Morgans took photographs.
• Yun Ye and Katakuri clashed again as Big Mom’s rampage erupted elsewhere on the battlefield.
• Big Mom’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked many people unconscious, and she attacked Smoothie, badly injuring her.
• Cracker rallied the Charlotte Family to stop Big Mom from destroying Whole Cake Island, but their attacks failed to hold her back.
• Big Mom shattered Cracker’s Biscuit Shields and reached for his soul while Smoothie launched a slash to save him.

Streusen and the Big Mom Pirates tried to restrain Big Mom until another cake arrived, while Yun Ye overwhelmed Katakuri in their fight. Yun Ye defeated Katakuri and urged him to stop limiting his strength by serving others.

• Streusen kicked Big Mom's hand away and told Cracker and the other ministers that another cake was on its way.
• Cracker, Smoothie, and the ministers joined forces to hold Big Mom back as she attacked them with Napoleon.
• Yun Ye and Katakuri exchanged attacks, with Katakuri using his awakened mochi powers and Observation Haki to evade Yun Ye's strikes.
• Yun Ye used iron sand and electricity to catch Katakuri's foot, then urged him to pursue his own strength instead of serving anyone.
• Yun Ye struck Katakuri with a full-force penetrating punch, sending him flying and leaving him unable to stand.

Yun Ye defeated Katakuri and fought Cracker while Charlotte Linlin remained in an eating-disorder frenzy. When Yun Ye spotted the Big Mom Pirates bringing Linlin a cake to calm her, he rushed to stop them, and Cracker risked everything to block his path.

• Yun Ye defeated Katakuri, leaving him unable to fight and shocking the Big Mom Pirates and their guests.
• Cracker left the battle against Charlotte Linlin to confront Yun Ye, while Smoothie and Perospero continued trying to contain Linlin.
• Yun Ye pierced Cracker's biscuit shields and gained the upper hand after several exchanges.
• Yun Ye spotted a massive cake being carried toward Linlin and dashed toward it, intending to prevent her from regaining her senses.
• Cracker chased Yun Ye and unleashed Cracker Wave, but Yun Ye shattered the sword aura with Raien Baku as Cracker braced himself to stop him.

Yun Ye abandoned his attempt to destroy the cake and watched Smoothie restore Big Mom’s sanity, then faced the enraged Emperor in battle. Big Mom overwhelmed his defenses and pressed her attack as the fight continued.

• Cracker took Yun Ye’s attack head-on and launched a final slash, forcing Yun Ye to block it instead of reaching the cake.
• Smoothie led Big Mom to the cake, and Big Mom ate it and regained her sanity.
• Big Mom blamed Yun Ye for ruining her tea party and rebuked Katakuri and Cracker, while Yun Ye challenged Katakuri to seek supremacy for himself.
• Big Mom attacked Yun Ye with Thunder Shock, and Yun Ye countered with Raien Baku.
• Big Mom fired her new Light Cannon, shattered Yun Ye’s Dankū, crushed his Raien Baku, and charged at him with Napoleon.

Yun Ye unleashed his strongest attacks against Charlotte Linlin, and their final clash devastated Whole Cake Island. Both were seriously injured, but Yun Ye escaped, leaving witnesses to regard him as an emperor-level fighter as news of the battle spread across the world.

• Yun Ye struck Charlotte Linlin with Cero and continued trading attacks with her, injuring her while sustaining damage himself.
• As Charlotte Linlin’s attacks sent Yun Ye flying and broke his arm, he decided he might not survive if the fight continued and began drawing lightning from the storm clouds.
• Yun Ye unleashed Lightning Kirin and Five Dragon Annihilation, while Charlotte Linlin spent a year of her lifespan to answer with Resounding Light Sword: Hegemony.
• Their attacks collided and shattered the island, seriously injuring both fighters and throwing Charlotte Linlin into an abyss.
• Charlotte Linlin emerged wounded and searched for Yun Ye, but he called out from above and escaped before she could catch him.
• Witnesses fled and judged Yun Ye to have emperor-level strength, while news of his battle with Charlotte Linlin spread around the world.

After the Quincy defeated Big Mom at Whole Cake Island, Morgans spread news of the battle and the Quincy's enormous bounty throughout the seas. Whitebeard's crew learned that Gamenio had fled to Paradise with the Copy Fruit, while the Hundred Beasts Pirates worried about their vulnerable position and the world watched for a new struggle over the Emperors' territories.

• Morgans published a report claiming the Quincy had defeated Big Mom and issued him a bounty of 2.33333 billion Berries.
• Whitebeard and Marco reacted to the news, while a hidden schemer grew curious about the Quincy's Element Devil Fruit.
• A division commander told Whitebeard that Gamenio had gone to Paradise, and Marco recalled stopping him from copying Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Whitebeard dismissed Gamenio's attempted theft as a minor incident because Marco had prevented him from copying the ability.
• Queen, Jack, and King worried about the Hundred Beasts Pirates' stability without Kaido, though King expected the Quincy to need time to recover.
• The Marines, Revolutionary Army, Shichibukai, Red-Haired, and other factions assessed the news as ambitious challengers eyed the Emperors' positions.

Yun Ye rested aboard Felick’s merchant ship after leaving the All Nations Sea and arranged for normal trade with the Noel family’s confectionery business. He compared the strength of his Quincy and Marine identities, judging the Quincy slightly stronger for now.

• Felick recognized Yun Ye’s importance and agreed to take him back to Moonlit Island.
• Yun Ye tried the Noel family’s pastries and arranged for someone to negotiate a trade with Felick’s family.
• Yun Ye reviewed his System Panel and considered how Instant Burst amplified his Cero and Five Dragons Calamity.
• Yun Ye compared his Quincy and Marine forms, concluding that the Quincy had more powerful offensive options while the Marine’s Bankai mainly enhanced his ice abilities.

After Ye Qi made a name for herself in the New World, the Navy received the gravely injured Zephyr, whose defeat was used to promote the pirate Gamenio. The Five Elders invited Gamenio to become a Shichibukai and prepared to act against the Quincy as CP agents moved toward the New World.

• Yun Ye returned to Moonlit Island to train while Ye Qi absorbed Piekro's forces and raised her bounty to 200 million Berries.
• Zephyr returned to Navy Headquarters unconscious with severe lung injuries after protecting his recruits from Gamenio and his pirates.
• Gamenio used news of Zephyr's defeat to seek recognition and a Shichibukai position, hoping to copy the powers of the Three Admirals.
• The Five Elders decided to have the Navy invite Gamenio to become the final Shichibukai.
• The Five Elders learned that CP agents were moving against the Quincy and ordered Stussy to investigate while the Navy prepared to act.

Yun Ye learned that the World Government had chosen Gamenio as the final Shichibukai and would hold the first full meeting at Navy Headquarters, despite Gamenio's attack on Zephyr. After refusing to help notify the Shichibukai, Yun Ye visited Zephyr, who was recovering and disappointed by the World Government's decision.

• Yun Ye treated Zephyr with Kaido after Gamenio's attack, but Zephyr suffered severe aftereffects and lost more strength.
• Sengoku announced that the Five Elders had selected Gamenio as the final Shichibukai and ordered a full meeting at Navy Headquarters.
• Momonga, Garp, Akainu, Yun Ye, and other Marines protested the decision, but Sengoku said he could not overrule the Five Elders.
• Yun Ye refused Sengoku's request to notify a Shichibukai and left the meeting after deciding to handle the matter in his own way.
• Yun Ye visited the recovering Zephyr, explained the meeting's outcome, and heard Zephyr say that Sengoku was helpless to change it.

Yun Ye reassured Zephyr that he would not recklessly challenge the World Government over its decision to make Zephyr’s attacker a Shichibukai, while privately leaving open the possibility of retaliation if provoked. Days later, the Shichibukai’s first compulsory meeting began, and Doflamingo and Gecko Moria arrived at Navy Headquarters.

• Zephyr warned Yun Ye not to act foolishly over the World Government’s decision, and Yun Ye promised to be careful.
• Yun Ye told Hina, Ain, and the others that the Five Elders had ordered the attacker made a Shichibukai, leaving the group angry and guilty about Zephyr’s injuries.
• The Navy began contacting the Shichibukai and dispatching warships to summon them, while news of the meeting spread throughout the sea.
• After a peaceful stretch of more than a dozen days, the Shichibukai’s compulsory first meeting began at Navy Headquarters.
• Doflamingo arrived at the harbor and wondered if he was first, then Gecko Moria came ashore and greeted him.

The Shichibukai gathered at Navy Headquarters after the Navy ordered them to attend, and several of them nearly came to blows before the newest member arrived. The meeting had not yet begun, and the assembled Shichibukai waited to see whether Night Blade would appear.

• Moria and Doflamingo discussed attending to keep their Shichibukai titles as Mihawk arrived and explained that he wanted to see the others.
• Boa Hancock arrived and entered the conference room, followed by Crocodile and Jinbe.
• Crocodile provoked Moria over his defeat by Kaido, and the two nearly fought before Jinbe's arrival interrupted them.
• Gamenio arrived last, completing the gathering of all six Shichibukai.
• Doflamingo and the others wondered which Navy officers would appear, and several expressed interest in meeting Night Blade.

Yun Ye arrived at the Shichibukai gathering and attacked Gamenio after the Fraudster provoked him over Zephyr. His slash sent Gamenio crashing through a wall and left the other Shichibukai watching him warily.

• Doflamingo warned Gamenio that Yun Ye was Zephyr's disciple, but Gamenio dismissed the danger because he was a Shichibukai.
• Yun Ye entered the gathering, introduced himself as Vice Admiral Night Blade, and recognized Gamenio as the one person he did not know.
• Gamenio provoked Yun Ye by insulting Zephyr and questioning his reputation, while the other Shichibukai watched for Yun Ye's response.
• Yun Ye drew Silver Fiber and slashed Gamenio, breaking through his Armament Haki and sending him flying through a wall into a crater.
• Doflamingo, Crocodile, Moria, Hawk Eye, Boa Hancock, and Jinbe reacted to Yun Ye's attack, and Hawk Eye recognized him as a Great Swordsman.

Yun Ye nearly killed Gamenio at Navy Headquarters before Kizaru and Akainu intervened. Yun Ye refused Akainu’s order to stop, leaving the two Marines poised to clash.

• Yun Ye severed one of Gamenio’s arms and wounded him further when Gamenio redirected a sword slash with his copied ability.
• Yun Ye blocked Kizaru’s golden attack and smashed Gamenio into a crater with an Armament Haki-coated punch.
• Akainu protected Gamenio from Yun Ye’s final blow, while Kizaru arrived and Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, Zephyr, and Aokiji reacted to the confrontation.
• Yun Ye told Akainu he would bear the consequences and asked him to step aside, but Akainu ordered him to stop in the name of Navy discipline.
• Yun Ye and Akainu unleashed opposing cold and magma forces as they stood ready to fight.

Yun Ye fought Akainu to reach Gamenio, and used an Ice Doppelganger to trick the admiral and kill the Shichibukai. The chapter ended with Yun Ye confronting Akainu over his attempt to kill him as both men’s killing intent rose.

• Yun Ye unleashed Bankai and clashed with Akainu while Marines and the other Shichibukai watched in shock.
• Yun Ye and Akainu traded powerful ice-and-magma attacks, and Akainu grew enraged when Yun Ye refused to back down.
• Akainu exploited Yun Ye’s opening and struck what appeared to be a fatal blow, piercing through his head.
• Yun Ye’s apparent body shattered into ice, revealing that he had used an Ice Doppelganger to distract Akainu.
• Yun Ye appeared before Gamenio and killed him by piercing his head with Silver Fiber and freezing him solid.
• Yun Ye confronted Akainu for trying to kill him, and both men faced each other with killing intent.

Yun Ye killed Gamenio and fought Akainu at Navy Headquarters, escalating the duel with his ultimate ice technique as Akainu awakened his magma powers. Sengoku and the others intervened before the battle could continue, leaving Yun Ye and Akainu to stop with their hostility unresolved.

• Yun Ye killed Gamenio, shocking the Shichibukai and the Marines watching nearby.
• Akainu attacked Yun Ye, and their clashes of magma and ice damaged the arena and left Yun Ye injured.
• Yun Ye unleashed Ice Heaven Hundred Flower Funeral as Akainu awakened his Fruit and transformed the ground into erupting volcano craters.
• Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, Aokiji, and Kizaru arrived and blocked the two fighters' attacks.
• Yun Ye dispersed his ice and sheathed Silver Fiber, while Akainu stopped under Aokiji and Tsuru's intervention but continued glaring at him.

After killing Gamenio and clashing with Akainu, Yun Ye was demoted to Rear Admiral, while Zephyr and Garp helped shield him from harsher punishment. The World Government blamed the Hawkins Pirate Crew for Gamenio’s death, forcing Hawkins to flee toward Sabaody as Yun Ye considered helping him.

• The Shichibukai left after Sengoku and the other Marines stopped Yun Ye and Akainu, and Zephyr claimed responsibility for Yun Ye’s actions.
• Sengoku convened the Marine high command, then reported the incident to the Five Elders, who decided not to pursue Yun Ye further because Garp and Zephyr supported him.
• Yun Ye was demoted from Vice Admiral to Rear Admiral and remained at the Training Camp to continue developing his Advanced Armament Haki.
• The World Government falsely announced that the Hawkins Pirate Crew had killed Gamenio, raising Basil Hawkins’s bounty to 300 million berries.
• Hawkins divined that staying put carried a ninety-percent chance of death, so he ordered his crew to sail for the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Yun Ye learned that Hawkins had been framed and considered using his Quincy identity to help him and recruit him.