Recaps

Gawain freed Cocoyasi Village from Arlong, welcomed Nami and Nojiko aboard, and gathered Zeff and Sanji’s Baratie crew after a battle with Garp. The arc ended with Gawain defeating Garp in a public challenge as Shanks and Doflamingo reacted to the news.

• Gawain arrived in Loguetown, ordered Smoker aboard his ship, bought Yubashiri and other weapons, and declared that he would shape the sea’s future.
• Gawain met Nojiko and Nami in Cocoyasi Village, promised to free them from Arlong, and appointed Nami navigator and Nojiko gardener.
• Jinbe confronted Arlong for enslaving humans, and Gawain killed Arlong after challenging him to fight.
• Gawain freed Cocoyasi Village, took Nami and Nojiko aboard, and welcomed Shirahoshi as the villagers celebrated.
• Gawain’s crew brought Baratie aboard the Dark Bird Ship, and Zeff and Sanji agreed to join after preparing the banquet.
• Garp fought Zephyr, Issho, Gion, and Rayleigh before the group subdued him and brought him aboard the Dark Bird Ship.
• Garp revealed the Five Elders’ massacre of South Blue newborns and challenged Gawain to a one-on-one fight, which Gawain won by choking him unconscious.
• Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates discussed Gawain’s victory over Garp, while Doflamingo decided to visit Zephyr aboard Gawain’s ship.

After recovering in Syrup Village, Gawain recruited Usopp and Zoro, exposed Kuro, and organized his officers into divisions as he prepared for future battles. The crew reached Foosha Village, where Stelly threatened the villagers ahead of a Celestial Dragon’s arrival and Luffy struggled to understand their response.

• Whitebeard declared Teach his son and ordered the fleet to search for the Yami Yami no Mi, promising Teach his power after his death.
• Gawain awoke after twenty-nine days in a coma, learned that his Monarch system required him to unify the pirate world, and revoked Garp’s bounty while arranging to restore his reputation.
• Usopp rejected his father Yasopp and joined Gawain’s crew to surpass him, while Gawain exposed Kuro and ordered his execution for plotting against Kaya’s family.
• Gawain and Rayleigh established the Thirteen Flag Guard Divisions, then the crew left Syrup Village with Usopp and set course for Shimotsuki Village.
• Gawain defeated Zoro in a spar, and Zoro later joined the ship after showing his resolve, and Koushirou gave Tashigi Kuina’s pendant and swordsmanship notes.
• Gawain discussed plans to move against Kaido and reorganize Wano, while Shakky warned the officers that they could not afford to lose the coming war.
• Kaku discovered that Rousseau was escorting a fake Kuro and returned to the ship after revealing that the real Kuro had been executed.
• Stelly threatened Foosha Village’s residents with armed guards and treasure, and Luffy charged at him before the villagers restrained him and Nojiko reminded Luffy of how Shanks had handled a similar confrontation.

Gawain returned to Foosha Village, reunited Luffy with Sabo, and punished the nobles who had displaced its residents. After Zephyr spared Doflamingo, Gawain brought Doflamingo aboard and began taking control of his operations, while inviting the villagers to make the Dark Bird Ship their home.

• Gawain reached Foosha Village with Sabo, Ace, Uta, and Zoro, found the village destroyed by nobles, and brought the brothers together with Luffy.
• Gawain’s crew detained King James Anis and the nobles, then sentenced them to kneel for five days and demoted surviving nobles while punishing Stelly separately.
• Zephyr fought Doflamingo but chose to spare him, and Gawain reassured Zephyr that he had made the right choice by standing with the crew.
• Doflamingo offered Gawain his family, Dressrosa, and Underworld forces, and Gawain accepted him aboard while ordering Lucci to take over Joker’s operations and cut ties with Kaido.
• Gawain began working with Doflamingo to regulate the slave trade, put Nami in charge of finances, and freed Reiju from Doflamingo’s parasitic threads.
• Gawain told the Foosha Village residents he planned to make the Dark Bird Ship a mobile capital and offered them a permanent home aboard it.
• Gawain asked Reiju to contact Judge about conquering the North Blue, while Luffy trained with Zephyr and challenged Gawain before begging him to teach his thunderous move.

Gawain defeated Shiki, rescued Loguetown, and expanded the Dark Bird Ship’s crew and influence through a broadcast network and ties to the World Government. In Mary Geoise, he prepared for the Reverie and learned that the Elder of Law had once been saved by Roger’s crew and quietly protected some of Roger’s companions.

• Gawain completed Zephyr’s instinct training and took Foosha Village aboard the Dark Bird Ship, while Sabo rejected his father’s class ambitions and Garp mourned his lost home.
• Shiki attacked Loguetown, but Gawain and Kizaru defeated him, saved the falling islands and civilians, and later helped the survivors recover and rebuild.
• Gawain left Loguetown for Dressrosa, learned that Hancock was seriously ill, and began planning a television network using Visual Den Den Mushi to spread information and Uta’s performances.
• At Reverse Mountain, Gawain recruited Law as medical support, promised he could pursue Doflamingo, and entrusted him to Kureha and Crocus while Franky repaired the Polar Tang.
• Gawain returned to Mary Geoise, where he met Sakazuki, reunited with Shalria, rebuked Charlos, and brought Hancock, Shirahoshi, and Gion to meet the Five Elders.
• The Five Elders offered Gawain and his companions money, equipment, and other gifts, while Gawain requested islands for Den Den Mushi farms and privately said he avoided calling them Grandpas because he might challenge them someday.
• During the stay in Mary Geoise, Law followed Doflamingo, Jinbe sought contests to free slaves, and Gawain welcomed Cobra and Neptune before the Five Elders arrived for a banquet.
• The Elder of Law explained that Roger, Rayleigh, Gaban, and Garp had helped him at God Valley, that he had arranged for Shanks to join Roger’s crew, and that he had protected Roger’s companions, including Tom.