Recaps

Doflamingo and Tokikake’s match ended in a draw after Zephyr intervened, and Zephyr began personally training them at the Elite Training Camp. Their first brutal session left both injured as Zephyr demanded that Doflamingo toughen his body and Tokikake stop relying on tricks.

• Tokikake identified the limits and cost of Doflamingo’s intangibility, then dodged his attacks until Zephyr stopped the match and declared a draw.
• Doflamingo and Tokikake agreed to train under Zephyr, who told them he would teach them properly.
• At five the next morning, Zephyr gathered the Elite Training Camp’s strongest trainees and put them through combat training.
• Zephyr reprimanded Doflamingo for dodging and depending on intangibility, then warned Tokikake not to use clever tricks to slack off.

Zephyr’s private instruction helped Doflamingo improve his physical strength, refine the Navy Six Styles, and develop Life Return. After recovering rapidly from training, Doflamingo dragged Tokikake into another sparring session, which began with Doflamingo launching a Flying Slash.

• Zephyr corrected Doflamingo and Tokikake’s battle mistakes and gave them private training advice.
• Doflamingo learned to use Life Return and found that it helped him digest huge meals and recover from injuries.
• Doflamingo finished eating, recovered after a short sleep, and asked Tokikake to spar with him.
• Tokikake complained about Doflamingo’s relentless training but agreed to spar, mindful of Doflamingo’s rapid improvement.
• Doflamingo drew Chidori, coated it in Haki, and unleashed a Flying Slash after Tokikake forbade him from using his Devil Fruit.

Zephyr and Sengoku watched Doflamingo and Tokikake fight while discussing Zephyr’s retirement and the possibility of Roger becoming Pirate King. A year later, Doflamingo had become a second-year cadet, and the trainees began preparing for real combat against pirates.

• Zephyr declined Sengoku’s suggestion that he return to active duty, explaining that he would rather continue training Navy cadets.
• Sengoku warned Zephyr that Roger might complete the Grand Line and usher in a Great Pirate Era, but Zephyr doubted Roger would wage war against the Navy.
• Tokikake defeated Doflamingo in their fight, and Doflamingo immediately challenged him to another round.
• A year passed, during which Doflamingo grew stronger and closer to Tokikake, though Tokikake still beat him in fights without Devil Fruit abilities.
• The second-year cadets began preparing for real combat, and Doflamingo and Tokikake chose to lead separate teams to hunt pirates.

Doflamingo recruited a navigator, doctor, and shipwright for the Navy’s practical combat assessment, then set sail with his assigned crew. He chose not to venture into the New World, where powerful pirate crews and rising future emperors made the seas especially dangerous.

• After learning that the assessment required a crew, Doflamingo and Tokikake went to the Navy School to recruit specialists.
• Doflamingo reluctantly accepted Kikyo, an eleven- or twelve-year-old top navigator from Flower Country, after she insisted he could not send her back.
• Doflamingo recruited a skilled young doctor and an Armament Haki-using shipwright for his small vessel.
• Headquarters assigned Doflamingo a Navy Petty Officer and more than a dozen sailors, and the crew boarded their ship and set sail.
• Doflamingo avoided the New World because the active Pirate Crews and Great Pirates there were too dangerous for him.

Doflamingo absorbed a Skill Pearl that gave him cooking talent, then set out to confront the Smoke Pirates led by White Smoke Clark. He opened the battle by cleaving their ship in two with a Flying Slash.

• Doflamingo absorbed a Skill Pearl and discovered it had given him the culinary talent of Cooking Master Boy.
• Kikyo asked Doflamingo whether the orange juice tasted bad, but he dismissed her question.
• A lookout spotted the Smoke Pirates, and Doflamingo prepared to intercept their captain, White Smoke Clark.
• Doflamingo left his crew waiting for his signal and charged toward the pirates using Geppo.
• Doflamingo cut the Smoke Pirates' ship in two with a Flying Slash, leaving Clark and his crew in panic.

Doflamingo easily defeated and captured Clark, captain of the Smoke Pirates, then set his sights on the Kongo Pirates. After cooking a meal aboard his warship, he discovered that his improved cooking could nourish him and increase his potential.

• Clark transformed into a smoke dragon and charged Doflamingo, who pierced him with a Haki-infused Chidori strike and sent him plunging into the sea.
• Doflamingo ordered Kaufmann and the Navy soldiers to capture Clark if he survived, and they later rescued and restrained him with Sea Stone handcuffs.
• Doflamingo told Kikyo to locate the Kongo Pirates, and she estimated the Navy could catch them in six days.
• Doflamingo cooked seafood fried rice and Sea King Bone Soup, ate it all, and left the ship's crew amazed by his cooking.
• Doflamingo realized that his improved cooking could nourish him and help increase his potential.

After four months of hunting pirates, Doflamingo decided his exhausted crew should return to Navy Headquarters, hoping to exchange his captures for a major promotion. He arrived with an enormous haul of prisoners and heads, while reflecting that Roger’s soul might someday greatly accelerate his training.

• Doflamingo killed a wounded pirate captain after the Marines ran out of Sea Stone handcuffs, then ordered Kaufmann to preserve the pirate’s head as military merit.
• Doflamingo decided to end the crew’s four-month patrol and return to Navy Headquarters because the Marines were exhausted.
• Doflamingo caught Kikyo sneaking after him, punished her for eating his chocolate cake, and then ordered her to plot their route home.
• Doflamingo trained and considered waiting two years for a chance to absorb Roger’s soul and gain its training experience.
• Seven days later, Doflamingo and his Marines reached Navy Headquarters with a long line of high-bounty pirate captives and boxes of heads, enough to seek promotion to Headquarters Captain or possibly Navy Commodore.

After returning from his assessment, Doflamingo found Tokikake training hard because he had fallen for Gion, a promising young Navy swordswoman. The two left to eat, but Gion was waiting in their way.

• Doflamingo gave his subordinates seven days of rest and noticed Tokikake ranked far below him in the assessment.
• Doflamingo found Tokikake at the Training Grounds, where Gion struck him down during sword practice.
• Tokikake told Doflamingo he was in love with Gion, a sixteen-year-old Elite Training Camp student who dreamed of becoming the Navy's first female Admiral.
• Tokikake offered to treat Doflamingo to a meal after Doflamingo complained that he had put Gion before his friend.
• Doflamingo and Tokikake left the Training Grounds and found Gion standing in their way with her sword.

Doflamingo welcomed Gion as a new training partner and fought her for hours in the Training Grounds. As their evenly matched duel wore them down, Doflamingo began gathering power for a thrust that left Gion sensing she might not get a chance to act.

• Gion rejected Tokikake’s advances and explained that their past training had not meant she had feelings for him.
• Doflamingo invited Gion to the Training Grounds, where they drew their swords and began fighting.
• Doflamingo and Gion traded blows for more than three hours, matching each other in strength and Armament Haki while Gion was faster and Doflamingo had stronger Observation Haki.
• Both fighters became exhausted and suffered numerous sword wounds, but Gion remained focused on Doflamingo’s Chidori.
• Doflamingo assumed a thrusting stance as his swordsmanship understanding surged, and Gion realized she might lose her chance to move if she waited longer.

Doflamingo defeated Gion with his Outer Heaven Flying Fairy, leaving her thrilled by the technique despite her injury. The next morning, Gion arrived with Tokikake to train with him and study the move.

• Gion attacked Doflamingo with Elegant Waltz, but he countered with Outer Heaven Flying Fairy and wounded her.
• Gion asked Doflamingo to name his technique, then praised its beauty and perfection as Tokikake urged her to seek medical care.
• After Gion left, Doflamingo practiced Outer Heaven Flying Fairy until late, ate dinner, and went to bed.
• The following morning, Gion and Tokikake visited Doflamingo, and Gion asked him to train with her so she could build on the insights she had gained.

Doflamingo decisively defeated Gion in a spar after rapidly improving his swordsmanship, then fought Tokikake for hours. That evening, Doflamingo and Tokikake shared a huge meal, and Tokikake decided to invite Gion to a restaurant instead of using Doflamingo as his personal chef.

• Doflamingo defeated the injured Gion in a spar, and she promised to challenge him again after she recovered.
• Tokikake challenged Doflamingo to a duel, then fought him for more than ten hours before admitting he was exhausted.
• Doflamingo reflected that his talents and training cheats were what let him aim to contend with the strongest fighters.
• Doflamingo and Tokikake ate a feast of Doflamingo's cooking in the trainee dormitory.
• Tokikake planned to invite Gion to dinner, but Doflamingo warned that she might fall for his cooking, so Tokikake chose a restaurant.

Doflamingo took his Marines into the New World to find buried treasure and obtain a Great Grade Sword, then guided them through dangerous seas to Navy G1 Base. The chapter ended with the crew arriving safely at the base after a half-month voyage.

• Doflamingo decided to head for the New World because the first half of the Grand Line no longer challenged him, and his crew eagerly agreed.
• Doflamingo told Instructor Zephyr about his plans, and Zephyr warned him to avoid venturing too deep into the New World.
• Doflamingo crossed the Red Line, dug up his treasure, and replaced Chidori with the Great Grade Sword Narikitsune.
• Doflamingo invented a story about a beggar giving him Narikitsune, and his subordinates believed him.
• Kikyo navigated the warship through the New World's harsh weather, and Doflamingo protected it from hailstones and boulders along the way.
• Doflamingo and his crew reached Navy G1 Base safely after half a month at sea.

Doflamingo arrived at G1 Base, where Borsalino assigned him to hunt nearby pirates. After clearing most of them over several months, Doflamingo faced the three remaining Pirate Crews joining forces against him.

• Doflamingo met Borsalino at G1 Base, and Borsalino diverted his challenge by asking him to deal with nearby pirates.
• Doflamingo led his subordinates on a campaign that swept through most Pirate Crews near the base and strengthened him through battle and soul memories.
• Doflamingo identified the three remaining crews as the Lion Pirates, the Amalgam Pirates, and the Horde Pirates.
• A lookout spotted all three Pirate Crews approaching together, and Doflamingo flew toward their ships using Geppo.

Doflamingo fought Modock, Snow, and Kojiro, using his new Frenzy Art to turn Snow against his allies. The chapter ended with the frenzied Snow landing on Kojiro’s ship and killing one of his clones.

• Modock attacked Doflamingo with a long mercury whip and used mercury wings to evade his pursuit from the air.
• Doflamingo failed to catch Modock and turned his attention to Snow and Kojiro below.
• Snow transformed with his Ancient Zoan Savage Lion Fruit and attacked Doflamingo as Modock and Kojiro joined the fight.
• Doflamingo used Frenzy Art to make Snow lose control and charge recklessly.
• Snow took bullets and a severe wound from Modock’s whip, then leaped onto Kojiro’s ship and killed one of his clones.

Doflamingo defeated the Lion Pirates and the Amalgam Pirates while Snow’s loss of control turned him against Kojiro. After killing Kojiro and freeing Snow from the Frenzy Art, Doflamingo fought him through the night and finally won.

• Snow lost control under Doflamingo’s Frenzy Art and fought Kojiro while Modock abandoned his crew and fled.
• Doflamingo defeated the ordinary pirates, destroyed the Amalgam Pirates’ ship, and boarded Kojiro’s ship.
• Doflamingo used Observation Haki to find Kojiro’s true body, gravely wounded him with a Flying Slash, and killed him.
• Kojiro’s clones disappeared, and Doflamingo released Snow from the Frenzy Art before resuming their fight.
• Doflamingo fought Snow for more than ten hours and won as dawn broke.

After defeating Snow and Kojiro, Doflamingo recovered aboard the Tiny Little Hummingbird and returned to G1 Base. There, he asked Borsalino to spar with him, and the two headed to the Training Grounds.

• Doflamingo killed Snow and Kojiro, collected their heads, and collapsed into sleep aboard the Tiny Little Hummingbird.
• After waking, Doflamingo ate with Kikyo and used the Illusion Space to claim Snow and Kojiro's Skill Pearls, gaining insight into Kojiro's clone ability.
• Doflamingo and Kikyo returned to G1 Base that night.
• Borsalino hosted a feast to celebrate Doflamingo's success clearing out nearby pirates.
• Doflamingo asked Borsalino to fight him, and Borsalino agreed before turning into photons and heading to the Training Grounds.

Doflamingo sparred with Borsalino, using Narikitsune and his Observation Haki to keep up with Kizaru’s relentless speed. After more than half an hour, Kizaru knocked him down, impressed by the young fighter’s skill and potential.

• Doflamingo drew Narikitsune and prepared to spar with Borsalino.
• Doflamingo’s Flying Slash met Borsalino’s laser, and the two began exchanging sword blows with Ama no Murakumo.
• Borsalino pushed his Glint-Glint Fruit to its limits, while Doflamingo used his Observation Haki to react to the attacks.
• After more than half an hour, Borsalino sent Doflamingo flying, leaving him exhausted and covered in cuts.
• Borsalino praised Doflamingo’s performance and recognized his potential, while Doflamingo silently rolled his eyes at him.

After months of training and pirate hunting at G1 Base, Doflamingo returned to Navy Headquarters with his strength and training-camp ranking far ahead of the others. He expected to graduate with enough merits for Rear Admiral, while Roger’s rise and the Navy’s deployment left Headquarters thinly defended.

• Doflamingo asked Borsalino how much strength he had used in their spar, and Borsalino estimated seventy or eighty percent before agreeing to keep training him.
• Over several months, Doflamingo sparred with Borsalino and fought powerful pirates near G1 Base, improving his skills until Borsalino needed one or two hours to defeat him.
• Borsalino and the G1 Marines saw Doflamingo off, and Doflamingo promised he might serve under Borsalino in the future.
• Doflamingo crossed the Red Line and returned to Navy Headquarters, where he noted that most of the Navy’s strongest personnel had left for the New World.
• Doflamingo checked the training-camp standings and saw that he had secured first place, while Tokikake held second place with enough merits for Commodore.

Doflamingo resumed training at Navy Headquarters, where he had caught up to Tokikake and then sparred with Zephyr. Zephyr praised his progress and advised him to develop his Devil Fruit alongside his physical abilities and Haki, while Doflamingo ended up cooking a feast for his teacher.

• Doflamingo and Tokikake sparred to a near draw, surprising them both with how much their strength had improved.
• Gion challenged Doflamingo but lasted less than an hour before he defeated her.
• Doflamingo sparred with Zephyr and managed to leave a shallow sword wound on him.
• Zephyr told Doflamingo he had taught him all he could and urged him to integrate his Devil Fruit ability into his fighting style.
• Zephyr asked Doflamingo to cook, and Doflamingo served him a lavish meal of Sea King meat, lobster, soup, and wraps.

After becoming a Rear Admiral, Doflamingo chose Sakazuki as the officer he would serve under, hoping to guide him into opposing the World Government. While waiting for his assignment, Doflamingo developed an intelligent Illusionary Clone and stored it in a ring, planning to use it to deceive someone.

• Doflamingo received his Rear Admiral rank as the Navy avoided a grand ceremony while Roger was reportedly heading for Laugh Tale.
• Doflamingo chose Sakazuki over Dragon and Aokiji, believing Sakazuki could eventually lead the Navy against the World Government.
• Sakazuki sneezed aboard a ship in the New World, accidentally burning the deck before destroying a pirate ship with a Great Eruption.
• Doflamingo hid from the Elite Training Camp trainees’ farewell gatherings and entered Illusion Space to train.
• Doflamingo completed an intelligent Illusionary Clone, discussed using it as an old man in a ring, and absorbed it into a ring.

Doflamingo gained Ashina Isshin’s pragmatic combat mindset, then learned that Roger had conquered the Grand Line and returned to Navy Headquarters amid the Navy’s withdrawal from the New World. He reported to Sakazuki, who planned to take him on pirate crackdowns before assigning him command of a fleet.

• Doflamingo received Ashina Isshin’s talent and reflected on its belief in using any means necessary to win.
• Doflamingo saw the news that Gol D. Roger had conquered the Grand Line and become the One Piece.
• After the Great Pirates forced the Navy to withdraw its forces from the New World, Doflamingo welcomed returning officers with Tokikake.
• Sengoku brought Garp ashore after waking him from a standing sleep, and Doflamingo reported to Sakazuki.
• Sakazuki told Doflamingo to join him on several pirate crackdowns before leading a fleet himself.

After returning from months at sea, Akainu took Doflamingo on another pirate crackdown, but dwindling ammunition and exhausted Marines forced the fleet to head back. Doflamingo used the voyage to train and collect a powerful pirate’s soul.

• Akainu initially gave Doflamingo time to rest after their return to Navy Headquarters, then took him to hunt pirates after a dozen or so days.
• Akainu destroyed pirate ships with his magma while Doflamingo cut down another ship and shot at fleeing pirates.
• Doflamingo recalled killing a Top Executive with a surprise attack during an earlier clash with a powerful Pirate Crew.
• Doflamingo told Akainu that the fleet had enough guns and ammunition for only one more major battle and that the Marines were exhausted, so Akainu ordered them to return.
• Doflamingo went to his cabin to train in the Illusion Space and continued developing his strength after collecting the soul of a pirate with a six-hundred-million bounty.

After returning to Navy Headquarters, Doflamingo received his own warship and began training with Sakazuki while considering the threat Golden Lion might pose. The chapter left him resting at Headquarters and building strength through daily sparring.

• Doflamingo realized his Haki and physical training had reached the limits imposed by his age.
• Akainu’s fleet returned to Navy Headquarters, where Garp’s capture of Gol D. Roger caused an uproar.
• Doflamingo considered Golden Lion’s power and decided that he was not yet strong enough to exploit a possible attack on Headquarters.
• Doflamingo claimed a medium-sized warship, kept Kikyo among his former subordinates, and treated her to sweets.
• Doflamingo stayed at Headquarters and began sparring with Sakazuki every afternoon, taking heavier punishment than he did against Kizaru.

Doflamingo trained with Sakazuki and cooked for him and Zephyr, but their meal was interrupted when Garp showed up and ate nearly everything. After Doflamingo asked Garp for guidance, Zephyr volunteered Garp to train him, leaving Doflamingo wary of the notorious methods Garp used on his grandson.

• Doflamingo and Sakazuki trained without using their Devil Fruit abilities, and Doflamingo’s cooking gradually won Sakazuki over.
• Garp barged into Doflamingo, Sakazuki, and Zephyr’s hotpot meal, ate much of the food, and invited Doflamingo to join his ship as an aide.
• Sakazuki explained that Rear Admiral Steve was already his subordinate and could not serve as Garp’s aide.
• After Doflamingo cooked seafood fried rice to fill everyone up, he asked Garp to guide his training, but Garp fell asleep before answering.
• Zephyr woke Garp with a punch and told him that Doflamingo wanted to spar, leaving Garp interested in training him.

Doflamingo trained with Garp and prepared to leave Marineford to earn the merits needed for promotion to Vice Admiral. Golden Lion Shiki attacked Navy Headquarters, and Doflamingo joined Garp and Akainu as they rushed to confront him.

• Garp battered Doflamingo during their sparring sessions, while Doflamingo kept seeking him out for training.
• At a meal with senior Navy officers, Doflamingo said he planned to head out to sea and earn enough merit for promotion to Vice Admiral.
• Akainu praised Doflamingo's prospects and his loyalty to the Hawkish Faction.
• Doflamingo and Garp sensed a powerful presence descending, and Garp identified it as Golden Lion Shiki.
• Shiki unleashed Conqueror's Haki that knocked out Navy soldiers, and Doflamingo, Garp, and Akainu rushed to the plaza.
• Doflamingo saw Shiki standing amid dead Navy soldiers as Admiral Sengoku faced him.