Recaps

The Straw Hats faced Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates, and Nami countered Ace’s opening attack with her lightning. As Zoro and Vista began a duel and Jozu hurled a massive boulder, Robin revealed the crew’s formidable bounties, including Ace’s 3.11 billion berries.

• Ace opened the confrontation by sending a barrage of enormous fireballs toward the Going Merry, and Luffy entrusted Nami with stopping them.
• Nami used Star Cluster to destroy Ace’s fireballs with a storm of lightning, impressing the Whitebeard Pirates and catching Yamato’s interest.
• Robin revealed Yamato’s 630 million berry bounty and warned the Straw Hats that Ace’s crew had a total bounty exceeding ten billion berries.
• Zoro challenged Vista after Robin disclosed his 1.25 billion berry bounty, and the two swordsmen charged away to fight elsewhere.
• Jozu lifted and hurled a boulder the size of a football field as Robin listed the bounties of Jozu, Jinbe, Marco, and Ace, revealing Ace’s bounty was 3.11 billion berries.

The Straw Hat Crew began fighting the Whitebeard Pirates, with Sanji challenging Jozu and Usopp battling Izo while Yamato targeted Nami. The chapter left the crew’s matchups underway, with Brook and Chopper still told to find opponents among the remaining pirates.

• Sanji destroyed a mountain-sized boulder with Hell Memories, then attacked Jozu and was flung away after Jozu caught his kick.
• Franky accepted Jinbe’s challenge, while Izo called Usopp out to fight and Lina kicked the reluctant Usopp toward him.
• Usopp shot down Izo’s bullet and used his Green Stars to overrun the area with vines, temporarily suppressing Izo with a barrage of plants and gunfire.
• Yamato challenged Nami, and Robin offered to help; Robin and Nami moved to confront her as Luffy prepared to face Ace and Lina took on the remaining opponents.
• Brook asked Lina what he and Chopper should do, and she halfheartedly told them to pick a few grunts to fight.

Lina faced Marco and ten Whitebeard Pirates commanders on Thunder God Island, taunting them into attacking while Smoker’s Marines watched from offshore. As the commanders charged, Lina summoned her undead forces and a Poison Dragon, turning the encirclement against them.

• Lina encouraged Luffy to duel Ace and asked whether he had awakened his Devil Fruit, but he did not know what awakening meant.
• Lina rode Pith toward the shore while Smoker’s Marines observed the battle and prepared to record the Straw Hat Crew’s fighting.
• Smoker recognized Lina and ordered Tashigi to keep the ship at a distance and send speedboats to monitor the island.
• Lina met Marco and ten Whitebeard Pirates commanders, who challenged her after she taunted them to attack together.
• The commanders charged, and Lina opened rifts to summon Sukuna, the War Ghost, Mage Undead, and other undead, then sent a Poison Dragon diving at them.

Lina’s undead and the Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders clashed across the battlefield while Usopp used his plants and specialized ammunition to overwhelm Izo at range. Izo finally charged through the plant-covered ground, heading into the close-range fight Usopp had prepared for.

• Bramank swallowed Magellan’s Poison Dragon with his Bag-Bag Fruit, but Namyul flung the poison back toward Lina before Frieren’s Mage Undead blocked it and attacked the commanders with elemental snakes.
• Marco warned the commanders to spread out and wear Lina down, and the Whitebeard Pirates divided their forces to fight Lina’s undead.
• Usopp dodged through the plants of the Boin Archipelago and used curved shots, special bullets, and thorny vines to keep Izo under relentless ranged pressure.
• Izo struggled to counter Usopp’s longer range and growing barrage, taking injuries as his stamina dwindled.
• Izo fired a Haki-infused Bullet Wave through the plants and charged toward Usopp, who grinned because he had been waiting for Izo to close the distance.

Usopp used traps, specialized ammunition, and poisonous gas to defeat Izo in a hard-fought duel on Thunder God Island. Izo collapsed from exhaustion and Soft Grass, leaving Usopp victorious.

• Usopp used planted traps and explosive shots to wound Izo as he advanced across the battlefield.
• Usopp struck Izo with a blue-dragon attack, but Izo survived and prepared a final charge with his body covered in Haki.
• Usopp filled the battlefield with a cloud of Giant Flower gas and Soft Grass while Izo pushed through the traps.
• Izo and Usopp's bullets collided in a huge explosion, but Izo emerged and fired one last Explosion Pill at Usopp.
• Usopp blocked the blast with a perforated gunstock shell, then revealed that the Soft Grass had weakened Izo, who collapsed as Usopp claimed victory.

Usopp defeated Izo with a tactical barrage of plants and fire, while Lina headed to watch Nami and Robin’s fight with Yamato. Nami and Yamato traded blows, and Nami prepared a 100-million-volt Charged Railgun attack.

• Usopp used his plants and fire to defeat Izo, then celebrated with Lina, who praised his fight while noting his weaknesses.
• Lina left to check on Nami and Robin, while Usopp ran toward the island’s center to look for Luffy.
• Marco fought Sukuna and recognized his swordsmanship as powerful Flying Slashes while battles across the island intensified.
• Lina reached Nami and Robin’s fight with Yamato, knocked aside pirates who tried to stop him, and watched from the sidelines.
• Nami and Yamato exchanged heavy strikes, and Nami taunted Yamato before charging her Weather Stick with a 100-million-volt attack.

Nami and Robin fought Yamato in a fierce battle, using their Devil Fruit powers and coordinated attacks against her overwhelming strength. Yamato broke through their strongest techniques with Thunder Bagua and sent both women crashing into a mountainside.

• Nami used magnetic force to launch a steel pellet at Yamato, then traded blows with her using the Weather Stick.
• Yamato overwhelmed Nami with Divine Foot · White Snake Drive, and Robin restrained Yamato with giant arms while Nami struck with lightning.
• Yamato escaped Robin’s grasp with Horse Illusion Blade and countered Nami’s God’s Judgment with Whistling Arrow.
• Yamato charged Robin through her giant-arm defenses, and Robin answered with Fish-Man Karate · Ten Thousand Tile Punch.
• Yamato struck Robin’s giant palms with Thunder Bagua, shattered her arms, and sent Robin flying; Nami caught her, but the shockwave drove them both into a mountainside.

Yamato endured Nami’s powerful lightning assault and revealed her Okuchi no Makami hybrid form, while Nami transformed into her Lightning Angel form and Robin prepared an ominous ability. The fight remained unresolved as the two sides faced off again.

• Yamato challenged Lina to fight her after she defeated Nami and Robin, and Lina said they would talk after she won.
• Nami attacked Yamato with lightning techniques, including her Lightning God Spear and Ten Thousand Thunders.
• Yamato emerged unharmed after using Mirror Mountain to shed an ice shell and transformed into her Okuchi no Makami hybrid form.
• Nami transformed into her Two Hundred Million Volts: Lightning Angel form as Robin watched Yamato and assessed her ice-related ability.
• Withered petals filled the air around Robin and obscured her figure.

Nami and Robin fought Yamato together, badly injuring her with their combined attacks, but Yamato got back up and refused to stop fighting. Nami quit and redirected Yamato toward Lina, who accepted her challenge.

• Nami struck Yamato with a massive lightning bolt, while Robin transformed into a demonic form and attacked her with enormous arms.
• Yamato fought back with her kanabo and Haki, declaring that she would defeat the women and put Ace on the Pirate King's throne.
• Nami and Robin combined their attacks to send Yamato crashing into a mountain, and Nami nearly leveled it with a giant lightning spear.
• Nami and Robin, exhausted and wounded, believed they had won, but Yamato emerged from the dust and prepared to hit them again.
• Nami refused to continue fighting and pointed Yamato toward Lina, prompting Yamato to recognize him and eagerly accept the new challenge.

Lina accepted Yamato’s challenge and defeated her in a fierce battle after letting her land two hits. Zoro revealed that he had also defeated Vista, while Jozu sat with the badly wounded Vista as they waited for medical help.

• Lina rose to fight Yamato, who struck her twice before Lina unleashed her full power.
• Lina overwhelmed Yamato with her White Axe and Resonance Blade, disarmed her, and defeated her with a final blow.
• Yamato lay unable to move and thought of Kaido and her hope of opening Wano Country.
• Zoro appeared and told Lina that he had already defeated Vista, prompting pirates to rush to Vista’s location.
• Jozu joined the wounded Vista, who complained that Zoro had cut him badly, and offered him liquor while they waited for the medical team.

Lina and the others found Sanji badly injured after his fight with Jozu and brought him to Chopper, who was battling Rakuyo. Chopper revealed his Monster Point to defeat Rakuyo, and the crew prepared to treat their injuries before checking on Luffy and Ace.

• Lina found Sanji with Nami, Robin, and Zoro, then carried him toward Chopper while Nami located the reindeer on the western shore.
• The crew arrived to find Chopper still fighting Rakuyo, and Chopper broke down in guilt when he saw his injured crewmates.
• Chopper took a Rumble Ball, transformed into Monster Point, and crushed Rakuyo with a powerful hoof strike.
• Lina called over Whitebeard Pirates to deal with the defeated Rakuyo and said the crew would treat their injuries before checking on Luffy.

Lina and the others reached the valley and watched Luffy and Ace fight, with Ace’s flames giving him a dangerous advantage despite Luffy’s powerful counterattacks. The duel continued as Ace prepared another major attack and warned Luffy that he still wasn’t strong enough to challenge the New World’s Emperors.

• Chopper treated the crew’s injuries, and Lina and the others headed to the island’s central valley after their battles ended.
• Usopp told Nami that Luffy had activated Fourth Gear but was struggling against Ace’s Flame-Flame Fruit and the blazing battlefield.
• Ace trapped Luffy in a chain of exploding fireflies, but Luffy escaped with Gomu Gomu no Gigant Wind and struck Ace with Gum-Gum: Lion Rocket.
• Luffy and Ace exchanged attacks in midair, and Ace’s Cross Fire scorched Luffy before Great Flame Ring: Fire Dragon blasted him.
• Luffy regained consciousness before falling into the flames, while Ace gathered raging fire around himself and told Luffy he was not yet strong enough to challenge the New World’s Emperors.

Luffy changed into Snake Man and landed a serious hit on Ace, but Ace answered with his greatest fiery attack as Luffy launched his final punch. Their attacks collided, and the land was split open.

• Ace surrounded Luffy with fire dragons, forcing Luffy to fight while the heat drained his stamina and Haki.
• Luffy transformed into Fourth Gear: Snake Man Form and struck Ace with a curving Jet Bazooka.
• Luffy unleashed Black Mamba and Hydra, eventually catching Ace with a punch that sent him crashing into a cliff.
• Ace raised a colossal golden blade of flame while Luffy launched Jet: King Cobra with his remaining strength.
• Ace unleashed Great Eruption: Flame Blade of the Sun, and the land split open as their attacks met.

Ace defeated Luffy in their intense fight, while Lina’s undead overwhelmed the Whitebeard commanders with a devastating lightning attack. The two crews recovered on opposite sides of Thunder God Island, then joined together for a banquet.

• The pirates recalled how Ace had rebuilt the Whitebeard Pirates after Whitebeard’s death, fought Kaido at Onigashima, and helped the crew rise as the fifth emperor.
• Luffy lay unconscious after Ace’s attack, and the Whitebeard Pirates celebrated their victory while the Straw Hats bristled at their taunts.
• Lina ordered his undead to unleash the Mage Undead’s Raigo, blasting Marco and the commanders into the sea.
• Jinbe rescued the unconscious commanders from the water, and the Straw Hats and Whitebeard Pirates tended to their wounded on opposite sides of Ace’s fissure.
• Marco invited the Straw Hats to the Whitebeard Pirates’ banquet, and Luffy insisted on going despite Nami’s objections.
• The two crews gathered for a lively banquet and posed together for a New Year’s photograph.

After choosing the middle Log Pose route, Luffy and his crew learned that rumors of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit or Golden Lion Shiki’s missing Float-Float Fruit had drawn Ace and Marco toward Dressrosa. They prepared to head there as well, despite Nami’s warning that powerful forces would gather over the fruits.

• Luffy chose the middle needle on the Log Pose, and Nami identified the route as leading to Dressrosa.
• Ace and Marco explained that rumors of an extraordinary Devil Fruit in Dressrosa had brought them there, and that the fruit might be Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit or Shiki’s Float-Float Fruit.
• Ace said Blackbeard had been searching for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, while Lina warned that the Navy might pursue the Float-Float Fruit.
• Luffy, Zoro, and the others looked forward to the excitement, but Nami urged Luffy to change course and avoid Dressrosa.

Lina discussed the forces controlling Dressrosa and proposed turning Jozu’s undead template into a mech for Franky to modify. Franky rushed off to design it, leaving the project’s success unresolved.

• Lina recalled that Edward Weevil had become Dressrosa’s king and Shichibukai, while Miss Bakkin likely held the real power behind him.
• Franky told Lina that his mech was unfinished because he lacked materials strong enough to protect it.
• Lina summoned an undead based on Jozu and proposed that Franky build it into a mech powered by Lina’s stamina and Franky’s cola.
• Franky excitedly hurried to his lab to sketch a design, and Lina told Usopp that Franky had gone to take a piss.

Lina and the Straw Hat Pirates reached Dressrosa, where toys lived among the people under the Donquixote Family’s control. After Luffy’s earlier defeat cost the crew their fortune, Nami restricted their spending money, and Lina led the group ashore with the beaten Luffy.

• A blonde girl and a toy puppet discussed Dressrosa’s apparent peace under King Weevil, while the puppet knew the Donquixote Family and Miss Bakkin truly controlled the country.
• Usopp spotted Dressrosa from the Going Merry, and Luffy rushed out eager to explore and ask Lina for spending money.
• Lina revealed that Luffy’s defeat against Ace and the others had cost the crew 36 billion Berries, leaving them with only 100 million for expenses.
• Nami limited everyone’s spending money to 200,000 Berries each, and the crew joined in beating Luffy when he protested.
• Lina and the others carried the bruised Luffy ashore and landed in Dressrosa.

Lina and her crew arrived in Dressrosa, disguised themselves, and explored the town while considering the Colosseum tournament and its rumored Devil Fruit prize. At the Colosseum, Ryokugyu entered under an alias, and Luffy arrived to sign up as well.

• Zoro spotted ten Navy warships and vessels belonging to several countries at Dressrosa’s harbor, and Lina decided the crowds could help them learn about the Devil Fruits.
• Lina and the crew headed into town, where Luffy and Zoro showed interest in the sword-fighting tournament while Lina reserved judgment until she saw the fighters.
• The crew disguised themselves and sampled Dressrosa’s food and entertainment; Nami and Robin went shopping, while Lina, Zoro, Luffy, and Sanji headed toward a tavern.
• Ryokugyu entered the Colosseum tournament as Shikakawa Shinju, while Fujitora left to investigate the cries of anguish he had heard.
• Luffy arrived at the Colosseum wearing a white goat beard and announced that he wanted to enter the competition.

Lina, Luffy, and Zoro entered the Corrida Colosseum tournament while the rest of the crew watched from the stands. The announcement that the prize was either the Tremor-Tremor Fruit or the Float-Float Fruit drew powerful contestants together as Division A began.

• Lina registered under the name Allen, Luffy registered as Lucy, and Zoro joined them as a contestant.
• Sanji, Usopp, Chopper, Franky, and Brook found seats and listened as Gazz explained the tournament rules and the colosseum’s bloody history.
• Gazz announced that the tournament winner could choose between Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the Golden Lion’s Float-Float Fruit.
• Chinjao and Bartolomeo traded insults over the prize, while a masked blond contestant judged the competition and Ryokugyu learned of possible Revolutionary Army activity.
• Gazz introduced Donquixote officers Señor Pink, Lao G, Dellinger, and Mahal as division contestants, with Diamante waiting to face the division winners in the finals.
• The contestants entered the floating arena platforms, and Gazz declared Division A underway.

Ryokugyu, disguised as Shikawa, overwhelmed the A-Block contestants and emerged as the block's winner. In the contestants' lounge, Rebecca discovered Luffy, Zoro, and Lina's identities, and Lina left to compete in B Block.

• Gazz began the A-Block match, and Hachi defeated a veteran sword fighter with Fish-Man Karate.
• Ryokugyu defeated Orlumbus and drew the contestants' attention as he attacked his opponents with vines.
• Hachi refused Suleiman's offer to team up, then clashed with Ryokugyu, who revealed he was a Vine Person and bound Hachi.
• Ryokugyu shattered Suleiman's sword and knocked him out, then became the last contestant standing in A Block.
• Luffy introduced Rebecca to Lina and Zoro, and Rebecca realized they were Straw Hats and that Lina was the Black Snake.
• Lina left the lounge for her upcoming B-Block match.

Lina, competing under the name Allen, overwhelmed several fighters in Block B and drew the attention of the arena. After defeating Old Sai with one punch, he challenged the giant Heilding, who prepared to attack.

• Lina entered Block B as the matches began, then defeated Brookili with a single Haki-coated kick.
• Bartolomeo urinated in the arena, enraged the crowd, and used his Barrier-Barrier Fruit to fend off the competitors who attacked him.
• Cannonballidio challenged Lina, but Lina struck him with a powerful punch and sent him flying out of the arena.
• Old Sai and Heilding discussed their pursuit of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit before Lina interrupted and invited them to fight.
• Old Sai attacked Lina with Hasshoken, but Lina endured the blow, grabbed Old Sai, and knocked him unconscious with a punch.
• Lina taunted Chinjao and challenged Heilding, who gripped his sword and prepared to fight.

Lina won Block B after defeating Heilding with Elbaf Spear, destroying the arena and every other contestant. As the spectators celebrated and Luffy prepared for his block, Rebecca feared that Dressrosa remained trapped in a hopeless situation despite Doflamingo’s death.

• Dahgama tried to recruit Bartolomeo to protect Elizabeth Law II while the king charged up, but Bartolomeo mocked and exposed his plan.
• Heilding recognized Lina’s stance as Elbaf’s secret technique and challenged him with Nation’s Strength.
• Lina’s Elbaf Spear shattered Heilding’s greatsword, blasted him out of the arena, and left Lina as the only contestant standing.
• Gazz announced Allen as the winner of Block B, and the crowd cheered as staff began rescuing contestants and repairing the arena.
• Lina returned to the waiting room, where Zoro and Luffy anticipated their turns and Rebecca worried about the threats still facing Dressrosa.

Sabo intervened when a contestant insulted Rebecca, then met privately with Koala to assess the Marines and other forces gathering in Dressrosa. He ordered the Revolutionary Army to lie low and wait for the Marines to engage the pirates, then confronted Black Snake Lina, who had remained in his shadow.

• Rebecca insisted she would keep fighting despite Zoro's blunt warning, and Luffy defended her after a contestant insulted her.
• Sabo knocked out the heckler, introduced himself to Rebecca, and left; Luffy briefly mistook him for someone from his past.
• Koala scolded Sabo for drawing attention to himself, and they discussed the Marines, the Revolutionary Army's forces, the Donquixote Family, the Straw Hat Pirates, and Ace's crew.
• Sabo ordered Mori to scout, told Crow to hold off on surveillance, and instructed the Revolutionary Army to stay hidden until the Marines focused on the pirates.
• After Koala left, Sabo confronted Black Snake Lina, who was still lurking in his shadow.

Lina approached Sabo with a proposal to ally against the Navy and Donquixote Family during the turmoil on Dressrosa. Sabo tentatively accepted Lina’s plan, and Mori angrily reacted to being called a groundhog.

• Lina emerged from Koala’s shadow and told Sabo he had followed her, then asked why Sabo had helped Luffy.
• Lina proposed an alliance with Sabo’s Revolutionary Army, the Straw Hat Crew, and the Whitebeard Pirates to pursue their goals on Dressrosa.
• Sabo questioned what Lina stood to gain, and Lina offered to take the Donquixote Family’s money while the revolutionaries took its supplies.
• Sabo remained wary but agreed to hear Lina’s plan, then tentatively accepted it before leaving for his match.
• Mori emerged from a hole in the wall and shouted angrily that Lina had insulted him by calling him a groundhog.

Lina coordinated with Sabo and the Revolutionary Army to exploit the chaos at the arena and target the Donquixote Family’s secrets. As the fighters waited for the next match, Lina wondered how to restore Sabo’s memories and told Rebecca about the Revolutionaries’ plans to liberate Dressrosa.

• Sabo agreed to have Mr. Crow accompany Mori, while Lina prepared for the coming operation against the Donquixote Family.
• Lina considered whether Violet’s Glint-Glint Fruit might help recover Sabo’s memories, then returned to watch Luffy fight Chinjao.
• Lina told Zoro that he had met with the Revolutionary Army and warned him not to pick a fight with Sabo.
• Lina explained Dressrosa’s suffering to Rebecca, who broke down in tears.
• Luffy returned, mistook the scene for Lina and Zoro bullying Rebecca, and followed them as they went to find somewhere to sit.