Recaps

Allen learned that Donquixote Doflamingo was moving to unite the pirates on Sabaody Archipelago, making a direct confrontation politically dangerous. He decided to stage a show of strength and had Vilnalasath eat the Slow-Slow Fruit so they could use its ability to mislead their enemies.

• Pirates on Sabaody Archipelago formed an alliance under Pica as rumors spread that Doflamingo was interested in Allen.
• Allen overheard the pirates’ plans at the bar and realized Doflamingo’s many connections made killing him too risky.
• Allen explained to Vilnalasath that he needed to act strong enough to rival the Donquixote Family without upsetting the balance of power.
• Allen gave Vilnalasath the Slow-Slow Fruit, and she ate it to help create the illusion that Allen was a Devil Fruit user.

Allen watched Vilnalasath begin absorbing the Slow-Slow Fruit’s power, then entered a Sabaody Archipelago slave auction after spotting Silvers Rayleigh among the captives. The bidding surged for a rampaging giant-ape Devil Fruit user, while Rayleigh feared the auction house would soon become a bloodbath.

• Vilnalasath endured the Slow-Slow Fruit’s foul taste and told Allen that mastering its power would take about a week.
• Allen walked through Sabaody’s lawless district and considered whether to purge the Celestial Dragons.
• Allen recognized Silvers Rayleigh being taken into an auction house and entered with Vilnalasath.
• The Auctioneer presented a scarred young Devil Fruit user who could turn into a giant ape, sending bidders into a frenzy.
• The Auctioneer offered Rayleigh and other captives as free additions to the winning bid, which quickly climbed to three hundred million Beli.
• Rayleigh worried that the young man, who wanted to die after his island’s villages were slaughtered, would soon attack everyone once freed.

Allen won the auction for the silver-furred Zoan user with a bid of one billion Beli, then revealed he had come to meet Silvers Rayleigh. After Allen knocked the transformed youth down, Rayleigh recognized him as the Sea Devil who had been hunting pirates.

• Allen outbid the other buyers with a bid of one billion Beli and won the auction’s centerpiece.
• Allen paid for the slaves and received the device used to control their collars.
• Rayleigh broke his collar with Haki and said Allen had wasted his money.
• Allen crushed the remote, revealed that he had bid to meet Silvers Rayleigh, and insulted the silver-furred youth.
• The youth transformed into a giant ape, but Allen struck him down with one punch.
• Rayleigh identified Allen as the Sea Devil who had been hunting pirates.

Allen subdued the giant ape and explained his views on pirates and his plans to collect Devil Fruits to Rayleigh, whom he unsuccessfully invited to join his crew. Rayleigh watched him leave, wondering what changes the young man would bring to the era.

• Allen stomped the giant ape into the mud and told Rayleigh that he hunted pirates while collecting Devil Fruits, without a settled larger goal.
• Allen revealed that he could extract Devil Fruits from their users and invited Rayleigh to join his crew.
• Rayleigh declined, saying he wanted a peaceful life, but predicted Allen would become a terrifying super rookie.
• Allen knocked the giant ape unconscious, dragged him away, and mentioned a possible fight with the Donquixote Family near the docks.
• Rayleigh reflected that another monster had appeared, then left with a bottle of liquor.
• Auction House security arrived to find the wreckage, and the person in charge ordered a cleanup and reported the incident to the boss.

Allen rescued Ike from the Auction House and offered him a chance to take revenge by joining a coming battle against the pirates and Bounty Hunters of Sabaody Archipelago. After Ike swore himself to Allen, Allen began teaching him real power by injecting life energy into his body.

• Allen brought the captured Ike to the shore, fed him grilled fish, and learned that pirates and Bounty Hunters had destroyed Ike's hometown and enslaved its survivors.
• Ike told Allen that he planned to find and kill the people responsible for his hometown's destruction.
• Allen invited Ike to join his coming battle against the pirates and Bounty Hunters secretly allied on Sabaody Archipelago, and Ike accepted.
• Ike pledged his life to Allen if he could kill his enemies, and Allen injected life energy into Ike to prepare him for the battle.

Allen and Ike attacked the united pirate fleet, with Ike taking revenge on the crew that had enslaved him while Allen confronted the Donquixote Family. Allen killed Pica with one slash and challenged the remaining officers to survive an attack if they wanted him to go with them.

• More than a hundred ships gathered under Pica to hunt Allen, but Allen and Ike descended on the fleet.
• Ike transformed into a giant ape and attacked the pirate ship that had captured him, shrugging off seawater with a new protective power.
• Ike crushed the pirates who had enslaved him and began slaughtering the crew in revenge.
• Allen faced Pica aboard the Donquixote Family's Colossal Battleship, where Gladius, Buffalo, and Baby 5 were also present.
• Pica reached for Allen, but Allen cut him down with a single slash and invited the others to attack if they could survive one strike.

Allen killed Pica and Gladius with his Haki-enhanced sword and Slow-Slow Fruit, then fought Doflamingo after he attacked. Allen appeared to battle Doflamingo to a standstill, though he was secretly holding back, while Vilnalasath harvested Devil Fruits.

• Vilnalasath extracted the Stone-Stone Fruit’s power from Pica and transferred it into a fruit Allen carried.
• Allen used his Haki-enhanced blade and the Slow-Slow Fruit to kill Pica, then killed Gladius when he attacked.
• Baby5 and Buffalo froze in fear as they realized Allen had swiftly defeated two of the Donquixote Family’s senior fighters.
• Doflamingo arrived and attacked Allen with Five Color String, but Allen evaded the strike and provoked him.
• Doflamingo fought Allen with his Haki and String-String Fruit, while Allen used his strength, swordsmanship, and Slow-Slow Fruit to feign a standstill.

Allen forced Donquixote Doflamingo to concede defeat in their battle near Sabaody Archipelago and demanded Seastone as compensation. Doflamingo agreed, leaving Allen set to obtain the rare mineral for his Ragnaros Sword.

• Rayleigh observed how Allen's use of Slow-Slow Light made Doflamingo waste stamina and lose control of the fight.
• Doflamingo proposed a temporary truce, but Allen refused to stop without compensation.
• Allen threatened to target Buffalo, Baby 5, and Doflamingo's underground businesses if Doflamingo would not yield.
• Doflamingo accepted his defeat and asked what compensation Allen wanted.
• Allen demanded Seastone, and Doflamingo agreed because he could obtain it through his connection to Kaido and Wano Country.

After Doflamingo retreated, Allen saved the dying Ike and wiped out the remaining pirates with a devastating sword strike. He killed two Devil Fruit users who begged to join his crew and obtained their fruits, including the Resistance-Resistance Fruit.

• Doflamingo withdrew from the battlefield after reaching an agreement with Allen.
• Allen rescued Ike from pirates who were about to kill him, and the fleeing pirates abandoned their ships when they saw Doflamingo leave.
• Allen unleashed a massive slash that sent a towering wave over the pirates and bounty hunters swimming toward shore.
• Allen refused to let two Devil Fruit users join his crew, killed them, and ordered the Red Dragon to extract their fruits.
• Allen discovered that one of the fruits was the Resistance-Resistance Fruit and realized its former user had failed to develop its potential.

News of Allen defeating Doflamingo and a pirate alliance spread worldwide, drawing the attention of old acquaintances and powerful factions. Dora set out to confront the Arlong Pirates, while Garp arrived at Sabaody to approach Allen.

• Newspapers reported that Allen had defeated Doflamingo and the allied pirates, and had become a Master Swordsman and Devil Fruit user.
• Dora read about Allen, estimated his hypothetical bounty at at least 500 million Beli, and left to face the Arlong Pirates.
• Zoro learned from Joseph and Johnny that Allen was the man who had given him his treasured sword, and resolved to challenge him someday.
• Major figures and organizations began trying to recruit Allen, and the Marines sent Garp to approach him.
• Garp arrived on Sabaody, learned Allen was staying at Shakky's Rip-off Bar with Rayleigh, and headed there.

Allen rejected Garp’s attempt to recruit him into the Marines and declared that he would become One Piece, despite despising pirates who preyed on civilians. Garp left warning that he would arrest Allen if they met again, while Rayleigh cautioned Allen that Garp was a dangerous opponent.

• Rayleigh asked Allen if he had made up his mind, and Allen confirmed that he would not join the Marines.
• Garp entered Shakky's Rip-off Bar, drank Rayleigh’s Morning Dew Wine, and asked Allen whether he would join the Marines.
• Allen said he would join only if the Marines broke free of the World Government and let him kill the Celestial Dragons and Akainu Sakazuki.
• Allen criticized Akainu’s claim to justice and told Garp that he had chosen to become One Piece for the freedom to do as he pleased.
• Garp left after warning Allen that he would catch him if they met after Allen raised his Jolly Roger.
• Rayleigh warned Allen about Garp, but Allen said he was confident in his strength and the Slow-Slow Fruit.

Allen and Ike drifted through the New World while searching for Whitebeard, then encountered the Red-Haired Pirates without recognizing them. The two ships approached each other as Shanks’s crew mistook Allen and Ike’s presence for a bold challenge.

• Allen and Ike sailed from Fish-Man Island toward Whitebeard’s territory, but chaotic magnetic fields left them drifting for around twenty days.
• Allen discussed Ike’s rapid growth with Vilnalasath and agreed to seek more crew members after finding Whitebeard, while admitting they needed a navigator.
• Ike spotted a large ship heading toward them, and Allen saw its unfamiliar Jolly Roger.
• Lucky Roo and the Red-Haired Pirates joked about the small boat approaching the Red Force, while Shanks laughed at the newcomers’ apparent courage.
• Benn Beckman learned that only two people stood on the approaching boat, and the Red-Haired Pirates continued treating the encounter as a joke.

Allen and Ike encountered Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates while sailing through the New World. After asking for directions to Whitebeard, Allen refused Shanks’s offer to fight and remained intent on finding Whitebeard to witness the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

• Ike nearly transformed to attack the approaching ship, but Allen stopped him and identified Shanks as one of the Four Emperors.
• Shanks’s Conqueror’s Haki overwhelmed the wooden ship, but Allen and Ike endured it, prompting Benn Beckman to recognize Allen from reports about the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Allen leaped aboard the Red Force to ask for directions and requested Whitebeard’s location, amusing the Red-Haired Pirates.
• Allen said he wanted to challenge Whitebeard and see the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power, so Shanks offered himself as an alternative opponent.
• Allen rejected Shanks’s offer, saying he had no interest in fighting him.

Allen refused to challenge Shanks for fame because Shanks was not a Devil Fruit user, but agreed to fight if Shanks would take him to Whitebeard. Their duel ended with Allen using the Slow-Slow Light to wound Shanks, leaving the Red-Haired Pirates stunned as Allen explained his view of Devil Fruits.

• Allen told Shanks he had no interest in challenging him because he was not a Devil Fruit user and Allen wanted no trouble with the Red-Haired Pirates.
• Allen agreed to fight Shanks if Shanks would take him to Whitebeard, and said Devil Fruits had more possibilities than swordsmanship, Haki, or martial arts.
• The Red-Haired Pirates guided Allen and Shanks to an uninhabited island, where the two exchanged powerful sword slashes.
• Allen attacked Shanks with a barrage of Slow-Slow Light, piercing Shanks's thrown shirt and briefly paralyzing him.
• Allen cut Shanks across the chest, shocking the Red-Haired Pirates, then said Devil Fruits were close to the world's true essence.

Allen fought Shanks to a standstill in a day-long battle, proving the power of his Slow-Slow Fruit and earning the Red-Haired Pirates’ respect. Shanks gave up on recruiting him, and Allen joined the crew’s feasts before continuing his challenge to Whitebeard.

• Allen used the Slow-Slow Fruit to wound Shanks, and the two exchanged remarks about the fruit’s potential and Allen’s strength.
• Shanks and Allen unleashed their full power and fought for twenty-four hours, destroying the island before they stopped as it began to sink.
• Allen said he would rather die than become someone else’s son, and Shanks laughed and agreed that Allen aimed for the pinnacle without submitting to anyone.
• Shanks invited Allen back to the Red Force for a feast and abandoned his hopes of recruiting him.
• The Red-Haired Pirates treated Allen with respect, and Shanks’s feasts every two days gave Allen a taste of prolonged indulgence.

Allen reached Whitebeard’s territory aboard the Red Force and challenged Edward Newgate after revealing the power of the Ragnaros Sword. Whitebeard’s laughter stopped when Allen said he had fought Shanks without losing, and he unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki.

• The Red Force arrived near Whitebeard’s territory, drawing attention from rival Emperors and the Navy while Allen continued training during the voyage.
• Allen drew the Ragnaros Sword, whose blazing power stunned Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates.
• Allen flew to the Moby Dick, swallowed Portgas D. Ace’s Fire Fist with the sword, and was stopped from fighting Ace by Whitebeard.
• Allen told Whitebeard he had come to challenge him on his own behalf.
• Whitebeard erupted with Conqueror’s Haki after Allen said he had fought Shanks and had not lost.

Allen challenged Whitebeard to test the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power and survived a punch that shattered his body through rapid regeneration. Whitebeard then attacked again with the Cloud-Cutting Sword, and Allen met him with the Ragnaros Sword.

• Shanks arrived on the Moby Dick and admitted that Allen had nearly defeated him in their duel, prompting Whitebeard to take Allen seriously.
• Whitebeard challenged Allen to fight on a nearby island, where Allen displayed the destructive power of the Ragnaros Sword and Whitebeard prepared to battle.
• Allen asked Whitebeard to strike him with the full power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and the punch shattered Allen’s body before he regenerated.
• Allen learned from Vilnalasath that the fruit caused destructive resonance within a target’s body, while Whitebeard questioned how Allen had survived.
• Whitebeard charged at Allen with the Armament Haki-coated Cloud-Cutting Sword, and Allen raised the Ragnaros Sword to meet him.

Allen and Whitebeard’s fierce battle escalated as they tested each other’s Haki, weapons, and Devil Fruit abilities. Shanks and Benn Beckman watched and discussed how Allen’s eventual rise could threaten Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, while the duel remained unresolved.

• Shanks told Benn Beckman that Allen would soon challenge the New World’s Pirate Emperors, and Benn worried about the consequences.
• Shanks reassured Benn that Allen was unlikely to target the Red-Haired Pirates or Whitebeard because they did not prey on civilians.
• Allen and Whitebeard continued their battle, with Whitebeard using the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to deflect Slow-Slow Light and Allen burning another scar into him.
• Whitebeard asked Allen to become his son, but Allen refused, saying he would not be anyone’s son and Whitebeard could not give him what he wanted.
• Allen unleashed Slow-Slow Light again as the island became a lifeless, melting wasteland, but neither fighter gained a decisive advantage.

Allen’s fight with Whitebeard ended in a draw when their island sank beneath rising seawater, and the pirates discussed Allen’s plans to enter the New World. Allen then offered Whitebeard and Shanks a trade deal involving powerful weapons and potions, and Whitebeard tested a healing potion that rapidly closed his wound.

• Allen and Whitebeard stopped fighting after seawater flooded the collapsed island, ending their battle in a draw.
• Marco treated Whitebeard’s severe wound while Shanks and Whitebeard discussed Allen’s Slow-Slow Fruit ability.
• Allen said he planned to recruit and train a crew before challenging a Four Emperor crew, and Shanks explained that the World Government supported pirates who weakened other pirates.
• Allen proposed trading weapons and potions to Whitebeard and Shanks in exchange for help expanding his search for Devil Fruits.
• Whitebeard drank Allen’s healing potion despite Marco’s warning, and the potion rapidly healed his charred wound.

Allen traded healing potions and weapons to the Whitebeard and Red-Haired Pirates, and Whitebeard drank a Life Potion that restored him to the strength of his younger self. The crews celebrated while Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach secretly resented Whitebeard’s recovery, and Allen gained twelve more Devil Fruits through trades.

• Allen offered Whitebeard healing potions and weapons in exchange for Devil Fruits or Devil Fruit Ability Users, then demonstrated a Life Potion that could make him ten years younger.
• Diamond Jozu traded a Paramecia Devil Fruit for the Life Potion and gave it to Whitebeard as an early birthday gift.
• Whitebeard drank the potion, regained his youthful health, and used his Tremor-Tremor Fruit to unleash a vastly more powerful tsunami.
• Jozu proposed a feast, and the Whitebeard Pirates celebrated Whitebeard’s recovery.
• Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach secretly wished Whitebeard had grown weaker and older, while the pirates examined Allen’s goods and traded him twelve more Devil Fruits.

Allen celebrated with the Whitebeard Pirates, sharing his self-brewed Morning Dew Wine and explaining that his body did not age or die easily. He secretly marked Teach with a mysterious symbol during a handshake, encouraged his ambitions, and gave him a valuable Fel Energy gauntlet before leaving Teach bewildered.

• Vista welcomed Allen as a friend of the Whitebeard Pirates and drank his Morning Dew Wine, learning that Allen had brewed it himself.
• Allen explained that his body was special and that he neither aged like ordinary people nor died easily.
• Allen approached Teach and shook his hand, secretly causing a mysterious symbol to flash across their palms.
• Allen told Teach that even an insignificant person could become somebody through powerful ambition, and Teach was briefly struck by his words.
• Allen gave Teach a glowing Fel Energy gauntlet and encouraged him to believe in himself and fate, leaving Teach confused about Allen's attention and gift.

The Marines decided to observe Allen rather than immediately issue a bounty, considering his potential use in weakening other pirate crews. In Cocos Village, Dora killed Arlong while Nami learned that Fish-Men were enslaved on the Grand Line.

• Sengoku angrily confronted Garp over Allen becoming a pirate, and Garp blamed the Celestial Dragons.
• Tsuru advised the Marines to watch Allen and potentially let him challenge Kaido or Charlotte Linlin, and Sengoku agreed.
• Dora fought through the Arlong Pirates until only Arlong remained, while Nami watched in awe.
• Dora told Arlong that Fish-Men on the Grand Line were human slaves, shocking Nami and provoking Arlong.
• Dora used a wind-blade slash to slice Arlong to death, then cleaned and sheathed her sword.

Dora defeated Arlong and ended the fish-men’s hold over Cocos Village, then disbanded her crew and set sail alone for Loguetown. After Dora destroyed Captain Nezumi’s Marine warship, Nami revealed she had stowed away because she wanted to become strong like Dora.

• Nami asked Dora what she would do after killing Arlong, and Dora said she would leave after taking supplies.
• Nami and Genzo thanked Dora, and the villagers celebrated their freedom from Arlong’s rule.
• Dora told her crew she was heading for the Grand Line, gave them shares of the treasure, and disbanded the Fast Sword Pirates.
• Dora set sail for Loguetown, then discovered that Nami had secretly hidden aboard her ship.
• Nami warned Dora that Captain Nezumi had colluded with Arlong, and Dora destroyed his Marine warship and killed all one hundred Marines aboard.
• Dora demanded to know why Nami was on the ship, and Nami said she wanted to become as strong as Dora.

Allen considered potential companions and, after Ace suggested building a reputation by defeating a notable pirate, chose Gecko Moria as a target. Before confronting him, Allen planned to go to Alabasta and recruit Nico Robin, while Ace eagerly joined the venture.

• Allen reviewed possible recruits and identified Robin, Trafalgar Law, and Enel among the few who might meet his standards.
• Ace advised Allen to attract ambitious companions by earning a large bounty through a major victory.
• Allen chose Gecko Moria and the Thriller Bark Pirates as his target.
• Allen decided to visit Alabasta first to recruit Nico Robin and dismissed Crocodile as too ambitious to join him.
• Allen revealed Crocodile's coup and Pluton plan to Ace, then set out with him for Alabasta.

Sand Crocodile discovered Allen winning enormous sums at Raindinners and challenged him to gamble for their lives. Robin recognized Allen but stayed silent as the roulette showdown began.

• Sand Crocodile asked Robin about Baroque Works, and she said their plans were proceeding smoothly toward a move in six months.
• A casino manager reported that a newcomer had won more than two hundred million Beli through a seemingly impossible roulette streak.
• Sand Crocodile went to the casino hall and found Allen winning alongside a feverish crowd.
• Allen pushed more than five hundred million Beli in chips onto a high-payout square and invited the wheel to be spun.
• Sand Crocodile replaced the shaken employee at the roulette wheel and challenged Allen to gamble with their lives, and Allen urged him to begin.