Recaps

After two years apart, Lina and Nami left Visseria for Sabaody, where the Straw Hat crew began arriving and recognizing one another. Zoro, Chopper, Usopp, Franky, and Robin reunited, while Sanji reached the island and Luffy prepared to join his friends.

• Lina and Nami departed Visseria, leaving Hareda to find Lina's note claiming the master bedroom and asking for his house in his will.
• Zoro knocked down bar patrons who mocked Roronoa's chances of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Chopper met Zoro and Sanji on Sabaody, but they mistook him for a talking raccoon dog.
• A shop proprietress saw Pacifistas and suspected the Straw Hat crew was reuniting; Usopp then reunited with Franky and Robin.
• Sanji escaped the okama ship and rushed onto the island, while Rayleigh invited Luffy to leave their ship and Luffy said he had missed everyone.

Lina and Nami gambled with Fujitora, who defeated a fake Straw Hat Crew after they threatened him. Chopper’s arrival confirmed that Lina and Nami were real Straw Hats, leaving Fujitora to turn back toward them.

• Nami won repeatedly at roulette alongside Fujitora, unaware that the blind gambler was Marine Admiral Fujitora.
• A fake Straw Hat Crew tried to force Fujitora to join them, and Nami intervened before their leader claimed to be Black Snake Lina.
• Fujitora recognized the fake crew’s names as Straw Hat Luffy’s crew and blasted them into a huge hole with a single sword strike.
• Fujitora thanked Nami, put on his Justice coat, and asked Lina and Nami why they were there, but Lina refused to answer.
• Chopper arrived and called Lina and Nami by name, prompting Fujitora to stop and turn back toward them.

Lina fought Admiral Fujitora on Sabaody while Nami and Chopper escaped the casino. Fujitora received an urgent report that Straw Hat Kid had been spotted, but Lina’s fight kept him from responding.

• Fujitora attacked Lina, who blocked his sword while Nami and Chopper realized their identities had been exposed.
• Fujitora used gravity to pin down Nami and Chopper, but Lina broke the pressure with his Haki and sent them away.
• Fujitora struck Lina with a gravity attack that hurled him through buildings and buried him in rocks, but Lina emerged and resumed the fight.
• Lina trapped Fujitora in a Shadow Coffin and then hit him with a Haki-powered punch that drove him back and drew blood.
• Sentomaru called Fujitora to report Straw Hat Kid on the 46th Grove, but Fujitora said he was occupied fighting Lina and requested Headquarters send Kizaru.

Lina and Fujitora fought beneath a meteor that Fujitora had summoned, until Zoro arrived and challenged him. Zoro split the meteor in two, but Lina destroyed the falling halves with his axe, leaving Zoro furious.

• Fujitora summoned a blazing meteor while he and Lina exchanged attacks, and Lina used shadow techniques to fight him.
• Zoro arrived, mocked Lina, and took over the fight with Fujitora while telling Lina to handle the meteor.
• Fujitora accelerated the meteor, and Zoro leapt up and cleaved it in two with a powerful sword strike.
• The meteor halves kept falling, so Lina shattered them with his giant axe and teased the exhausted Zoro.
• Zoro cursed Lina and threatened to tear his mouth off.

On Sabaody Archipelago, Luffy faced Sentomaru and a force of Pacifistas, showing how much stronger he had become since their last encounter. He defeated Sentomaru and looked forward to setting sail again with his crew.

• Usopp, Franky, and Nico Robin fought through Marines as they headed toward Luffy, while Cabri and his companion followed after hearing where he was.
• Luffy easily destroyed several Pacifistas and stunned Sentomaru with his speed and strength.
• Sentomaru attacked Luffy with his battle axe and Haki, but Luffy dodged and flung him into several Pacifistas.
• Luffy struck Sentomaru with a flaming Jet Fire Pistol, knocking him unconscious.
• Luffy looked toward the surrounding Pacifistas and thought about his crewmates as he prepared to set sail with them again.

The Straw Hat crew reunited and fought through the Pacifistas on Grove 46 while Lina and Zoro battled Fujitora elsewhere. After Rayleigh arrived to hold off the admiral, Lina and Zoro withdrew toward the others gathered at Peninsula 46.

• Franky, Robin, and Usopp fought the Pacifistas and learned that most of the Straw Hats’ bounties had risen by about a hundred million Berries.
• Luffy spotted Usopp, Robin, and Franky, and Brook and Sanji joined the fight as the crew reunited.
• Sanji destroyed Pacifistas with powerful kicks, while Usopp and the others joked about Lina having told everyone they were his most promising crewmate.
• The Straw Hats wiped out the Pacifista army as Lina and Zoro fought Fujitora amid the ruins.
• Lina and Zoro decided to retreat before reinforcements arrived, and Rayleigh stayed behind to face Fujitora while they headed to Peninsula 46.

Lina and Zoro sparred, and Lina persuaded Zoro to keep Shusui as an investment in his future. At Sabaody Archipelago, the Straw Hat crew reunited aboard the Going Merry and examined their increased bounties, while Chopper’s remained 50 berries.

• Lina reflected on Zoro’s Haki and swordsmanship while they sparred through the mangroves.
• Zoro offered to return Shusui, but Lina told him to keep it and use it to grow stronger.
• Lina and Zoro reached Peninsula 46, where the Straw Hats waited aboard the coated Going Merry.
• Luffy showed the crew their new wanted posters; his bounty rose to 850 million berries and Lina’s to 820 million, while the others’ increased by 100 million each.
• Chopper discovered his bounty was still 50 berries and angrily threw down his poster.
• At Marine Headquarters, the Kindhearted King of the Bowl Cut blushed over Chopper’s wanted poster.

Lina and Zoro returned to the Going Merry, and the reunited Straw Hat Crew set sail from Sabaody for the New World. Meanwhile, the Whitebeard Pirates headed toward the New World, where Ace looked forward to meeting Luffy again.

• Lina and Zoro arrived at the Going Merry, where the Straw Hat Crew welcomed them and asked about their two years apart.
• Luffy declared the New World their destination, and the Going Merry departed Sabaody and began descending beneath the sea.
• A Marine rear admiral reported that the Whitebeard Pirates were heading for the New World, then ordered his surveillance ships to retreat after they were spotted.
• Yamato, Marco, and Ace watched the Marines flee aboard the Moby Dick, and Ace said he wanted to see how much Luffy had grown.
• Ace headed into the cabin with Yamato following, while Marco reflected on Ace's growth and warned Yamato not to cause trouble in Jinbe's hometown.

On the Going Merry’s descent beneath the sea, Sanji blamed Lina for his time on Okama Island and sent him flying with a devastating kick. Lina survived, returned to the ship, and got revenge on Usopp and Chopper by tricking them into eating spicy food and drinking boiling water.

• Sanji confronted Lina and challenged him to take one kick to settle their grudge over his time on Okama Island.
• Sanji hit Lina with his Hell Demon Wind Leg, sending him through the ship’s coating and into an underwater volcano wall.
• Pice retrieved Lina and brought him back to the Going Merry, where Nami told him he deserved what he got.
• Lina joined the crew for dinner and secretly swapped his food with Usopp and Chopper’s heavily spiced servings.
• Usopp and Chopper breathed fire from the spicy food, then drank the boiling water Lina handed them.

After Lina reunited with Nami aboard the Going Merry, the crew entered the deep-sea passage toward Fish-Man Island. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji prepared to fight the Kraken, but Nami stopped them and a fish-man intervened.

• Undead cleaned the Going Merry and removed its clutter while the crew relaxed aboard.
• Lina and Nami went to the chart room, where Nami changed into a maid outfit and they were intimate.
• The Going Merry sailed into the cavern beneath the Red Line with fish-man undead guiding it through the reefs.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji prepared to attack the approaching Kraken, but Nami knocked them down and warned them not to endanger the ship's coating.
• A blue fish-man struck Kraken's tentacle with a sea-current shoulder throw and told it to leave because the crew were his friends.

Jinbe told the Straw Hat Crew that Hody Jones had seized control of Fish-Man Island and asked for their help. They agreed to go, and Jinbe began explaining the rebellion’s roots as they sailed toward the island.

• Jinbe arrived and explained that Hody Jones had defeated the King’s Army, captured the royal family, and put the island’s civilians under surveillance.
• Luffy offered the Straw Hat Crew’s help, and Jinbe accepted after warning that the rebellion’s roots ran deeper than a simple fight.
• The crew worried about Kemi’s safety and pledged to save Fish-Man Island, though Luffy’s battle name prompted Usopp to hit him.
• Jinbe described the Sun Pirates, Fisher Tiger, and Arlong, then apologized to Nami for securing Arlong’s release; Nami told him she did not blame him.

The Straw Hats reached Fish-Man Island, where Jinbe tried to negotiate with Hody’s forces. Lina proposed turning Jinbe’s apparent defeat into a chance for a child to become a hero and inspire change, and Jinbe chose to take the first step toward peace between humans and fish-men.

• The crew saw Fish-Man Island and learned that Jinbe would go ahead to negotiate with Hody while they waited.
• Lina gave the crew bubble corals, and Luffy eagerly jumped into the water to try one.
• Nami suggested sneaking in to rescue the hostages, so Lina split the crew into a group to draw attention and an infiltration team led by Zoro and Usopp.
• Jinbe returned after learning that Hody would meet only with him and would not allow the others onto the island.
• Lina urged Jinbe not to fight if negotiations failed and suggested that he let Hody capture him so a child could emerge as a hero.
• Jinbe recalled Fisher Tiger’s death and Otohime’s call to take the first step, then thanked Lina and walked toward the island.

Hody rejected negotiations and ordered Hammond to attack the Straw Hat Crew, but Zoro and Sanji defeated the Fish-Men and Sea Beasts. As the crew prepared to split up, Luffy disappeared and was found diving alone toward Fish-Man Island, leaving Nami and the others furious as Lina decided they would follow.

• Hody declared that Jinbe must join the New Fish-Man Pirates or die with King Neptune, and Zoro ended the call before Hody could finish.
• Hammond and two Fish-Men attacked the ship with three Sea Beasts, but Zoro defeated the Fish-Men underwater and Sanji knocked out the Sea Beasts.
• Sanji suggested splitting the crew, but Lina and Nami objected and assigned him to steer while the others faced the enemy head-on.
• The crew discovered Luffy was missing, and Lina sensed him diving alone toward Fish-Man Island.
• Nami and the others scolded Luffy for running off, while Lina said they would follow him.

Lina defeated ten thousand New Fish-Man Pirates with a single tsunami-generating axe swing, while Jinbe and other prisoners waited for the Straw Hat Crew to stop Hody. Hody learned that his forces had been wiped out and Shirahoshi had disappeared, and he blamed the Straw Hat Crew as he set out for the plaza.

• Lina split the sea with his battle-axe and swept the fish-men at Mermaid Cove onto shore, destroying houses and knocking out the entire force.
• Lina and the others landed at Coral Hill, learned that Hody had summoned everyone to the plaza, and left Mage Undead and Gun Ghost guarding the Going Merry.
• Mushi and Geoh imprisoned Jinbe, who learned that Hody planned to use Shirahoshi's power to summon Sea Kings and enslave humans.
• Jinbe reassured the prisoners that the Straw Hat Crew were coming, and Kemi celebrated Luffy's arrival while defending the crew from doubters.
• A messenger told Hody that Lina had wiped out ten thousand fish-men, and Hody learned that Shirahoshi was missing and blamed the Straw Hat Crew.

Hody gathered Fish-Man Island’s civilians to announce Neptune’s execution and demand that Shirahoshi return, while Nami’s group freed the prisoners and arrived at the plaza. Nami struck Hody and several officers with lightning, leaving them charred and stopping Hody from taking more Steroid Drugs.

• Hody announced that he would execute Neptune in an hour and threatened Shirahoshi into returning to become his queen.
• Hody ordered his forces to prepare for the Straw Hat Crew and took out a Steroid Drug.
• Nami, Robin, Franky, Brook, Chopper, Jinbe, and the freed prisoners reached the cliffs overlooking the plaza and spotted Neptune and Hody.
• Nami told the others to leave Hody to her, transformed into lightning, and descended into the plaza.
• Nami struck Hody and several officers with a massive bolt of lightning, then pierced Hody’s arm with another bolt as he reached for more drugs.

Nami defeated Hody's group, and the Straw Hat Crew reunited with Shirahoshi and King Neptune in the plaza. As Neptune invited them to a banquet, the enormous Noah began descending toward Fish-Man Island, and everyone feared the island would be destroyed.

• Nami defeated Hody's group, and the remaining New Fish-Man Pirates laid down their weapons as Jinbe freed King Neptune.
• Shirahoshi reunited with Neptune, and Nami found Luffy hiding in Shirahoshi's hair and beat him for disappearing.
• Jinbe introduced the Straw Hat Crew to Neptune, who thanked them and invited them to a banquet after hearing how Luffy rescued Shirahoshi and defeated Vankede the Ninth.
• Nami wondered why Lina and the others had not arrived when Noah appeared overhead and began descending toward Fish-Man Island.
• Neptune identified Vankede the Ninth as the likely cause, while Lina and three others floated nearby in rescue bubbles and Lina wondered how to save the day and look cool.

Vankede the Ninth tried to sink Fish-Man Island with the Noah, but Sanji defeated him and Lina destroyed the ark with his strongest attack. The island was spared, though the Noah and its promise to Joy Boy were lost.

• Vankede the Ninth blamed Straw Hat Kid for Shirahoshi rejecting his proposal and drove the Noah toward Fish-Man Island.
• Zoro and Sanji attacked the ark, and Sanji struck Vankede unconscious, stopping the Devil Fruit power that was driving it.
• Lina told Usopp to intercept the debris and prepared to destroy the Noah as it slowed near Fish-Man Island.
• Neptune and Shark Star watched from the plaza and worried whether Lina could stop the ark, while acknowledging that saving Fish-Man Island mattered more than preserving it.
• Lina unleashed his Heaven and Earth Separation Star attack and shattered the Noah completely.

After celebrating their victory on Fish-Man Island, the Straw Hat Crew said goodbye and sailed into the New World. The Going Merry faced a fierce storm as the crew pressed onward.

• The Straw Hat Crew woke after the royal banquet, explored Fish-Man Island, and visited the mermaid café and Mermaid Bay.
• Lina offered Kemi a business loan in exchange for repayment and a share of future profits, and Kemi accepted.
• Lina gave Kemi a briefcase containing one hundred million berries, leaving Kemi and Papagg terrified by the debt.
• The Going Merry departed Fish-Man Island as the Royal Family and islanders watched, while White was freed from the Hard-Shell Tower.
• The Going Merry emerged into the New World and battled fierce winds, waves, lightning, and waterspouts as Lina steered the ship.

The Straw Hats fished the unconscious Zephyr out of the sea, but he attacked them as soon as he awoke. Lina, Luffy, and Zoro were injured in the brief clash, and Lina prepared to face Zephyr again.

• Nami used Ace's Vivre Card to confirm the Going Merry was headed toward Thunder God Island, where Ace had stayed.
• Luffy caught a man with a mechanical arm while fishing, and Chopper took the unconscious survivor to the infirmary.
• Lina recognized the survivor as Black Arm Zephyr when he unleashed his hostility and attacked the crew.
• Zephyr struck Luffy and Zoro, then fought Lina with his Seastone-fitted Battle Smasher and powerful Haki.
• Lina recovered from Zephyr's internal Haki attack, drew her battle-axe, and told the others to stand aside as she confronted him.

Luffy, Zoro, and Lina fought Black Arm Zephyr after rescuing him from the sea, while the Straw Hats learned who he was and spotted an approaching pirate fleet. As Zephyr criticized Lina’s fighting, Lina drew a massive battle-axe and prepared to attack him.

• Luffy, Zoro, and Lina battled Zephyr, whose mechanical arm and precise martial arts let him withstand their attacks.
• Nami and Usopp explained that Zephyr had attacked after learning Luffy was a pirate, and Robin identified him as a former Admiral and Marine instructor.
• The chapter revealed that Zephyr had stolen Explosive Rock, fought Kizaru, and drifted unconscious at sea before Luffy’s fishing hook pulled him aboard.
• Sanji spotted a fleet of warships flying pirate flags, and Lina recognized Zephyr’s students Binz and Ain among the figures approaching.
• Luffy and Zoro knocked Zephyr away from the Going Merry, while Zephyr praised their skills and disparaged Lina’s brute strength.
• Lina opened a rift, drew a massive battle-axe, and prepared to attack Zephyr.

Lina and the Straw Hats survived Zephyr’s Explosive Rock attack and pursued the NEO Marines to an uncharted island, where they confronted Zephyr as he prepared to destroy a dormant volcano. The Straw Hats launched an attack, and Zephyr asked Ain to use her ability on him twice.

• Lina shattered Zephyr’s laser with her axe, but Zephyr’s asthma forced him to use an inhaler and retreat with Ain, Binz, and Shuzo.
• Zephyr hurled Explosive Rock at the Going Merry, and Lina, Luffy, and the others survived the blast behind sand and magical defenses.
• Angry over the damage to the ship and Zephyr’s insults, Luffy and the others pursued the NEO Marines, following them to an uncharted island by dusk.
• Robin told the crew about Zephyr’s family and recruits being killed by pirates, while Nami discovered that Zephyr’s group was planting Explosive Rock on a dormant volcano near a village.
• Lina and Luffy led the Straw Hats in attacking Zephyr and his followers, while Zoro and Sanji raced toward Ain.
• Zephyr recognized the pirates who had saved him and asked Ain to use her ability on him twice.

Luffy and Lina fought Zephyr, who had been returned to a younger, stronger state by Ain’s ability. As the two struggled against his attacks, Luffy unveiled Gear Fourth’s Bounce-Man Form.

• Luffy and Lina confronted Zephyr over their destroyed ship and Chopper’s unthanked rescue, but Zephyr refused to apologize and attacked.
• Luffy and Lina used Haki, Shadow Wraiths, and coordinated strikes against Zephyr, while Luffy dodged his Seastone crusher and landed a blazing punch.
• Lina realized Ain had used the Return-Return Fruit to make Zephyr younger, and Zephyr continued overpowering both fighters with his strength and techniques.
• Luffy announced he would show Lina what he had accomplished over the past two years, inflated his Haki-coated body, and transformed into Fourth Gear: Bounce-Man Form.

Luffy defeated Zephyr in a fierce battle, revealing how much his strength had grown, though Fourth Gear left him unable to use Haki for five minutes. Lina then fought the exhausted Zephyr and shattered his mechanical arm, leaving him defeated beneath the moon.

• Luffy used Fourth Gear and Conqueror's Haki to overpower Zephyr, eventually striking him down with Hydra.
• Luffy's Fourth Gear wore off, and he admitted he could not use Haki for five minutes; he and Lina discussed challenging Ace and their other brothers.
• Zephyr recovered enough to confront Lina, reflecting on his past before declaring himself Z and charging into battle.
• Lina countered Zephyr's Crushing Heavy Strike and battered him with a series of Haki-coated punches.
• Lina's Breaking Charge Punch shattered Zephyr's mechanical arm, and Zephyr fell defeated as he stared up at the night sky.

The Straw Hat Crew escaped the Marines after Kuzan intervened to protect Ain and Zephyr’s body. Two days later, Katakuri approached them with an invitation announcing Sanji’s arranged marriage to Charlotte Pudding, and Luffy decided the crew would go to the tea party.

• Sanji sensed five powerful presences as ten Marine warships approached, and the Straw Hat Crew fled to the Going Merry.
• Ain tried to protect Zephyr from the Marines, but Kuzan raised an ice wall between them and the officers while Kizaru withdrew with the captured NEO Marines.
• Two days later, Katakuri’s ship approached the Going Merry, and he asked which crew member was Vinsmoke Sanji.
• Katakuri told Sanji that Germa 66 and BIG MOM had arranged his marriage to Charlotte Pudding, then left an invitation to their tea party.
• Sanji read the invitation and began to explain his family trouble, but Luffy said the whole crew would go to the wedding feast.

Sanji revealed his estrangement from the Vinsmoke Family and resolved to face them at Whole Cake Island, while the Straw Hats arrived at Thunder God Island. There, they met Ace, Yamato, and the Whitebeard Pirates, and the chapter ended as Ace sent a barrage of fireballs toward the Going Merry.

• Sanji told the crew that the Vinsmoke Family was no longer his family and vowed to settle things with them at Whole Cake Island, while Luffy and the others promised to support him.
• The Going Merry reached Thunder God Island, where Nami said she could control the lightning with her Rumble-Rumble Fruit powers.
• Ace, Yamato, Marco, and the other division commanders came ashore to meet the Straw Hats.
• Luffy and Lina answered Ace's Conqueror's Haki with their own, and Yamato joined the clash, causing the sky to split and many pirates to collapse.
• Ace praised Luffy and unleashed the technique Sky Fire Separation, sending blazing fireballs toward the Going Merry.