Recaps

Luffy and Lina fought Big Mom on Cake Island as her attacks engulfed the castle and her forces mobilized across Whole Cake Island. On Soft Island, Bege, Luo, and Kid learned that the battle had begun and faced the prospect of their planned operation being overtaken by Straw Hat Crew.

• Big Mom attacked Luffy and Lina with Prometheus and Zeus, but Luffy struck her with a flaming Elephant Gun and Lina helped block her counterattack.
• Big Mom unleashed a powerful Elbaf Spear that broke through Lina's defenses and sent her and Luffy flying.
• Big Mom flooded the castle with fire and lightning, forcing both sides to retreat while Lina divided her undead between fighting Big Mom and holding back the army.
• Big Mom's forces mobilized across Whole Cake Island, with nearby troops sailing to Cake Island and distant forces using Brulee's World of Mirrors.
• Vito told Bege, Luo, and Kid that Luffy had started a war with Big Mom, and Kid angrily complained that Straw Hat Crew had rushed into the battle before their planned operation.

Brook, Chopper, and Robin defeated Daifuku, Perospero, and Oven while Lina’s undead army held Big Mom’s forces at the shore. Brook led Chopper and Robin into the castle to find loudspeakers and use his music against the soul-connected Homies, while Nami struck Smoothie with a railgun and left her badly injured.

• Brook, Chopper, and Robin fought Big Mom’s forces as Lina’s undead army overwhelmed the Homies at the shore.
• Chopper broke free of Daifuku’s smoke demon and defeated Daifuku with Sakura: Hoof Carving.
• Chopper helped Robin overpower Perospero, who was left helpless in Robin’s joint lock.
• Brook used his Underworld sword to defeat Oven with Blizzard Slash.
• Brook, Chopper, and Robin headed into the castle to find loudspeakers so Brook could use music against the Homies and free Lina to focus on Big Mom.
• Nami fired a railgun at Smoothie, smashing her through several trees and leaving her badly injured.

Nami defeated Smoothie after a brutal forest battle, while Franky and Usopp continued fighting Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers. Nami collapsed from exhaustion, and Franky and Usopp prepared to draw Cracker out and finish their fight.

• Smoothie repeatedly attacked Nami with juice-powered sword techniques, forcing Nami to evade and counter with lightning.
• Nami and Smoothie exchanged devastating close-range blows, leaving both badly injured.
• Nami hurled Indra's Spear at Smoothie, knocking her unconscious and winning their fight.
• Usopp sensed Nami’s victory while he and Franky fought Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers.
• Cracker created more Biscuit Soldiers and hid among them as Franky and Usopp struggled to reach him.
• Usopp agreed to try to hold Cracker in place while Franky prepared to smash him.

Usopp and Franky defeated Cracker through a coordinated attack, though Usopp was badly injured. Meanwhile, Luffy and Lina continued fighting Big Mom until Brook’s unexpected broadcast interrupted the battle across Cake Island.

• Usopp used explosive rounds and Franky’s Wind Cannon to clear a path through Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers, then trapped Cracker with glue bullets.
• Franky fired a laser at Cracker, but Cracker escaped his Biscuit Soldier armor and charged Usopp with his sword.
• Usopp unleashed a giant energy sword that badly wounded Cracker, and Franky finished him with another laser before carrying the unconscious Usopp away.
• Luffy and Lina faced Big Mom amid the castle ruins, and Luffy declared that he would become Pirate King.
• Brook began broadcasting his Soul King radio show from the wedding venue, drawing the attention of Big Mom, Lina, Sanji, and the Vinsmoke Family.
• Brook launched into “Requiem: Battle Night,” as the fighting at the wedding venue paused in confusion.

Brook’s broadcast music suppressed most of Big Mom’s Homies while Lina and Luffy joined forces against Big Mom. Lina injured her with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and struck her repeatedly, leaving Big Mom tumbling across the ground.

• Brook broadcast a rock song that caused the Chess Soldier Homies across Cake Island to collapse in pain, and Amande sent for help.
• Chopper, Robin, and Brook prepared to defend the Control Room, while Franky and Usopp charged through the castle to support them.
• Lina and Luffy transformed for battle as Big Mom entered a furious state and unleashed her Homies’ power.
• Lina’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit attack pierced Big Mom’s defenses and blasted her into a crater, though she rose and counterattacked.
• Lina dodged Big Mom’s Resonant Light Sword, struck her with an internal-destruction punch, and followed with Luffy’s King Cobra attack, sending her tumbling across the ground.

Lina and Luffy pushed Big Mom to her limits, but Luffy ran out of strength and left Lina to hold her off while he recovered. At the ruined wedding venue, Sanji rejected Judge’s offer to survive by serving as a link between the Vinsmoke and Charlotte families and prepared to fight his father and the others.

• Lina struck Big Mom with his World-Shaking Great Annihilation Realm, hurling her through the city wall, but Big Mom recovered and blasted Luffy into the castle with Nation's Strength.
• Lina taunted Big Mom about the old generation giving way, then traded weapons and punches with her as the fight ravaged the Ruins.
• Luffy landed a Conqueror's Haki-coated Snake Man punch that brought Big Mom to one knee, then admitted he was exhausted and asked Lina to hold her off while he recovered.
• Judge urged Sanji to beg Big Mom for mercy and remain a pawn in the Vinsmoke-Charlotte alliance, but Sanji confronted him over treating him as a disposable son.
• Judge declared he would not let Sanji leave, and Sanji resolved to defeat Judge and the others before rejoining his friends.

Sanji fought Yonji, Niji, and Ichiji to protect Pudding, but Judge and more enemies closed in as the battle turned against him. Refusing to retreat again, Sanji ate the Tremor-Tremor Fruit despite its revolting taste.

• Yonji attacked Sanji, but Sanji knocked him back with a fiery kick before Niji shocked him with electricity.
• Pudding shot Niji in the shoulder, but Ichiji struck Sanji with an explosive punch and sent him crashing through tables and chairs with Pudding.
• Judge questioned Reiju about not fighting, and she praised Sanji’s courage, strength, and gentleness.
• Nitrolo cushioned Pudding’s fall, and Sanji checked that she was safe before turning back to face Judge, his brothers, and the approaching enemies.
• Sanji refused to run from Judge again, then swallowed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and gagged at its awful taste.

Sanji used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to defeat Judge and his brothers, then severed his ties with the Vinsmoke Family. Meanwhile, Lina and Luffy continued fighting Big Mom as Kid and Luo arrived and waited to see who would win.

• Sanji revealed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power and defeated Judge, Ichiji, Yonji, and their brother with a single attack.
• Sanji spared the Vinsmokes, formally cut ties with the family, and reunited with Reiju, introducing her to bos as his fiancée.
• Lina and Big Mom traded heavy blows, with Lina using internal damage to hurt Big Mom despite her powerful defenses.
• Luffy recovered, activated Fourth Gear, and returned to help Lina fight Big Mom.
• Kid and Luo arrived aboard Bege's tank-shaped warship, decided not to interrupt the battle, and waited while Kid claimed they would take the Road Poneglyph if Lina and Luffy won.

Kid, Bege, and Law discussed how to secure the Road Poneglyph’s translation while Luffy and Lina fought Big Mom. Lina and Luffy overwhelmed Big Mom, leaving her unable to move beneath Luffy’s barrage of punches.

• Kid questioned whether they should hand over their Road Poneglyph copies, and Law proposed trading them for the translated contents.
• Law explained that reaching Zou required a Vivre Card from the Minks, giving them leverage in negotiations.
• Luffy and Lina coordinated attacks against Big Mom, with Luffy striking her face and Lina countering her powerful sword attacks.
• Big Mom fired a devastating combined attack, but Lina blocked it while Luffy prepared a Conqueror’s Haki strike.
• Lina smashed Big Mom in the back with her battle-axe, breaking her bones and sending her crashing into the castle.
• Luffy and Lina attacked Big Mom in the ruins, and Luffy’s barrage continued as Big Mom found herself unable to move.

Luffy defeated Big Mom, and Lina collected her soul from the ruins. Pudding agreed to marry Sanji and join the Straw Hat crew, while Big Mom remained buried beneath the collapsed castle.

• Luffy overwhelmed Big Mom with Monkey King Gun until she lost consciousness and the collapsing Cake Castle buried her.
• Lina restrained the Homies and told Pudding he planned to collect Big Mom's soul, then kill her afterward; Pudding proposed altering Big Mom's memories instead.
• Lina invited Pudding to join the Straw Hat crew, while Sanji asked whether she wanted to leave Whole Cake Island and sail with him.
• Sanji reassured Pudding that they could hold their wedding elsewhere, and Pudding agreed to marry him and come to sea.
• Lina used azure flames to collect Big Mom's soul, and Luffy celebrated Pudding's decision to join them.

Zoro fought Katakuri until Katakuri called off the duel after Big Mom’s defeat, while the Straw Hats rested on Cocoa Island and prepared for Sanji and Pudding’s wedding. Back in their room, Lina teased Nami about marriage, and their flirtation turned intimate.

• Zoro attacked Katakuri with powerful sword techniques, but Katakuri predicted his moves and blocked him.
• Katakuri stopped the fight after learning Big Mom had been defeated, then left to manage the family’s crisis.
• Lina and the others rested on Cocoa Island, where Sanji served them restorative food and explained that Katakuri had taken Pudding away.
• Pudding returned and announced that her wedding to Sanji would take place on the east coast the next afternoon.
• Usopp and Franky teased Lina and Nami about marriage, prompting Nami to knock them down and leave with Lina.
• Nami lamented that her dress was ruined, and Lina kissed her and teased her about waiting until marriage before becoming intimate.

At Big Mom’s wedding gathering on Cocoa Island, the Straw Hat Crew arrived after their battle with her, stunning the guests and Underworld Emperors. Big Mom revealed that she had lost to them but now considered them her allies.

• Guests at the wedding whispered about the battle on Whole Cake Island and wondered what had happened to the Straw Hat Crew.
• Stussy and the Emperors of the Underworld brought gifts to Big Mom, while Morgans hinted that major news was coming.
• Lina and Luffy led the Straw Hat Crew into the venue, and Lina’s glance left the Underworld Emperors shaken.
• Big Mom greeted Luffy warmly and admitted to Stussy that she had lost to the Straw Hat Crew and damaged the castle.
• Big Mom announced that the Straw Hat Crew were now her allies, shocking everyone at the gathering.

Sanji and Pudding married at the tea party, while Lina and the crew celebrated with them. After the wedding, Umit delivered a crate of custom clothes and a congratulatory letter from Kemi and Papagg, leaving the crew with a thoughtful gift from Fish-Man Island.

• Sanji and Pudding exchanged vows and kissed as the crowd, including Luffy and Big Mom, celebrated their marriage.
• Lina noticed Stussy leave the gathering and reflected on her secret roles and origins as a clone of Miss Bakkin.
• Umit introduced himself to the Straw Hat Crew and delivered a crate from Papami Apparel.
• Nami opened the crate and found custom-made outfits for everyone aboard the ship.
• Nami read Kemi and Papagg's letter, which congratulated Sanji and explained that the clothes were a wedding present.

The Five Elders worried that Lina and the Straw Hat Crew had become too powerful to control, but Lina remained unaware as his crew sailed on after Big Mom’s defeat. Their morning aboard the ship brought news of new bounties, including Chopper’s laughably low 1,000-Berry reward.

• The Five Elders discussed the Straw Hat Crew’s recent victories and decided to wait until after the Reverie before taking action.
• Lina recalled Law’s proposed trade and the plans of Law, Kid, and Bege to target other powerful pirates, then learned Reiju had given Sanji a Stealth Black Raid Suit.
• Lina accidentally dropped his cigarette butt into a newspaper gull’s money pouch and got beaten by the angry bird.
• Nami read the new bounties, and Lina told Chopper his reward was only 1,000 Berries.
• Chopper bit Lina’s head in anger after Lina teased him about his bounty.

In Foosha Village, the townspeople celebrated Luffy and Lina becoming Sea Emperors while discussing Uta’s fame. After the Straw Hats learned Uta was holding a concert on Elegia, they changed course to attend, and Lina went alone to the island’s ruined side, intending to stop Uta before her power endangered everyone.

• Makino replaced the old wanted posters with Luffy’s and Lina’s new ones as the villagers celebrated their rising bounties, while Mayor Woop complained that Luffy had become a pirate.
• The Straw Hat crew discussed their new bounties, and Chopper told them that Uta was holding a live concert on Elegia.
• Luffy agreed to change course so the crew could attend Uta’s concert, and the Going Merry arrived at the crowded island two days later.
• Lina stayed behind to find a place to dock while the others went ashore, then steered the ship toward Elegia’s ruined side.
• Lina recalled Uta’s history and the danger of her Sing-Sing Fruit, put in earplugs, and headed ashore planning to knock her out and bring her aboard.

Uta performed at her concert while the Straw Hats enjoyed the Song World, unaware that she planned to trap everyone there forever. Lina stopped Uta from taking another Sleepless Mushroom, but she fled and was cornered by Marines who seemed afraid of him.

• Uta sang onstage, and Luffy recognized her before joyfully embracing her in front of the crowd.
• In the real world, Uta prepared to eat a Sleepless Mushroom and keep the Song World active until her death, recalling how others’ suffering had inspired her plan to create a new era.
• Lina stopped Uta from taking the mushroom and revealed that he was Luffy’s companion, not a Marine.
• Uta fled, then used her power to order the sleeping Luffy and the others to seize the mushrooms and stop Lina; Zoro attacked Lina, who blocked the slash with his shield.
• Lina pursued Uta through the woods and caught up with her at the Marine blockade, where the Marines backed away from him.

Lina stopped the Navy from taking Uta and challenged her belief that her Song World could create a better era. After Uta fell asleep and the Song World collapsed, Lina prepared to carry her and the others back to the ship.

• Lina faced Fujitora and Kizaru, refused to hand Uta over, and knocked out most of the Marines with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Kizaru’s attempt to seize Uta was blocked by Sukuna, and the Navy let Lina carry her away.
• At the concert venue, Lina argued that Uta’s Song World denied people’s real lives and urged her to find her own way to bring happiness.
• Lina stopped Uta from eating more Sleepless Mushrooms, warned her that using Tot Musica would destroy both worlds, and burned the mushrooms.
• Uta finally fell asleep, causing the Song World to shatter, and Lina summoned undead to carry Luffy and the others as he prepared to take everyone to the ship.

Lina brought the exhausted Uta aboard the Going Merry, where Gordon revealed the truth about the Elegia incident and Shanks’s reasons for leaving her behind. After Uta woke, she decided to join Luffy’s crew, and Sanji threw Brook overboard to make room for another musician.

• Sanji woke aboard the Going Merry and discovered that Lina had brought the sleeping Uta back from the concert.
• Lina told the crew what had happened, and Gordon revealed that the Red-Haired Pirates had not destroyed Elegia; Shanks had asked Gordon to take care of Uta and conceal the truth to spare her guilt.
• Luffy reassured Gordon, and Pudding placed Gordon’s memories in Uta’s mind as the Going Merry departed; Uta dreamed of the truth and of Luffy searching for her as a child.
• Shanks chose not to pursue Uta and set sail with the Red-Haired Pirates toward Elbaf after hearing that the Blackbeard Pirates were nearby.
• Uta woke aboard the Going Merry and announced that she would join Luffy’s crew, but Luffy worried that Brook already filled the musician role.
• Sanji tied up Brook and threw him into the sea, declaring that Uta could join because the crew still needed a musician.

The Going Merry reached Wano Country, where the crew rode the super Express Shrimp up the waterfall and landed on the island. After splitting up to avoid drawing attention, Luffy decided to visit the people who had rescued Ace, though he chose to eat first.

• Uta spotted Wano Country, and the crew steered the Going Merry toward its dangerous waterfall entrance.
• The super Express Shrimp carried the Going Merry up the waterfall while Lina flew ahead with Nami; the ship landed safely in Wano Country.
• Uta recovered from the ascent by punching Luffy, and Lina arranged for the crew to split into groups before going ashore.
• Lina's group set out toward the Flower Capital, while Luffy planned to visit Ace's friends in Straw Hat Village.
• Nami explained that Straw Hat Village was far away across Kuri, so Luffy decided the crew should eat first.

Luffy and his companions found Tama and Tengu Hitetsu in a starving village, where Zoro’s Wado Ichimonji and Shusui prompted a confrontation before Hitetsu learned their origins. The group shared news of Ace and arranged a feast for Tama, leaving her celebrating her best birthday ever.

• Luffy’s group reached Tama’s home, and Luffy startled her before telling her he was Ace’s younger brother.
• Tengu Hitetsu attacked Zoro over Wado Ichimonji and Shusui, then apologized after Zoro explained how he had obtained the swords.
• Tama and Hitetsu tried to give their small servings of rice to each other, so Nami called Lina to bring food.
• Luffy told Tama that Ace had asked him to visit because he was worried she might be caught up in danger.
• Lina crashed through the ceiling with a sack of food, and Tama rejoiced at the birthday feast.

Luffy and his companions learned how Kaido’s rule had left Wano’s people starving, while Zoro’s encounter with Tengu Hitetsu’s swords led to a desperate request to trade for Shusui. Zoro refused, and Hitetsu collapsed under the weight of his regrets; Chopper later confirmed he was stable and needed rest.

• Luffy and Tama ate their fill, and Tengu Hitetsu explained that polluted water and Kaido’s control of food had driven the village into poverty.
• Hitetsu examined Zoro’s swords and was shocked when Zoro suppressed the curse of the Nidai Kitetsu.
• Hitetsu offered the Nidai Kitetsu and Enma in exchange for Zoro’s Shusui, but Zoro refused to give up the swords entrusted to him.
• Tama explained that Wano’s people believed Shusui’s return might free the country, and Zoro challenged the idea that a sword alone could save them.
• Hitetsu broke down over his past failures and fainted, prompting the group to call Chopper.
• Chopper treated Hitetsu and told Tama that his condition was stable and he needed rest.

Akainu and Fujitora assessed the growing crisis in Wano Country as pirate crews, the Mink Tribe, and other forces converged there. Akainu feared a war on the scale of the Paramount War but could not secure approval for a major Marine deployment.

• Akainu told Fujitora that the Straw Hat Crew and several Worst Generation alliances had reached Kaido's territory, while Bege's forces and Kid's crews were also gathering in Wano Country.
• Akainu revealed that Zunesha had changed course toward Wano Country, and he and Fujitora discussed the Mink Tribe's ancient alliance with the country.
• Akainu suspected that Portgas D. Ace had informed the Mink Tribe, but Law had actually contacted Zou and helped steer the alliance toward Kaido.
• The Mink Tribe agreed to cooperate with Law after Zunesha headed for Wano Country and they recalled Toki's prophecy about opening the country's borders.
• Akainu considered sending the Marines to intervene but knew the World Government would likely reject a major deployment during the meeting in Mary Geoise.

Lina, using the alias Gintoki, and the Straw Hats visited a capital banquet house, where Komurasaki tried to learn more about the wealthy Yorozuya owner. The shogun Kurozumi Orochi stormed in after learning Komurasaki was entertaining other guests.

• After Tengu Hitetsu recovered from fainting, Lina and the others went to the capital to find food, while Hitetsu stayed behind and the girls went shopping.
• Lina, Zoro, Luffy, and Sanji attended a banquet where Komurasaki played shamisen for them.
• Komurasaki sat beside Lina and asked what the Yorozuya did, and Lina claimed it accepted any paid job, even criminal ones, before saying his family was rich.
• Komurasaki returned to the stage and watched Lina as the banquet continued.
• Kurozumi Orochi arrived at the geisha house in anger, demanding to know who could be more important than him and ordering the guards to fetch Kyoshiro.

Lina and the Straw Hats confronted Shogun Kurozumi Orochi when he invaded their banquet, and Luffy declared they would defeat Kaido. After Orochi threatened the guests, Lina's swordsman Sukuna cut off his head, leaving the hall stunned.

• The attendants warned Lina and her companions that Orochi had arrived, but Luffy and Lina refused to leave the banquet.
• Orochi entered with Kyoshiro, accused Lina of forcing Komurasaki, and demanded that she be handed over.
• Luffy's Conqueror's Haki knocked Orochi's guards down, and he announced that he would become Pirate King and help defeat Kaido.
• Orochi transformed into an eight-headed serpent, ordered the hall surrounded, and threatened to kill everyone except Komurasaki.
• Komurasaki asked Orochi to spare the innocent, but Lina held her back as Sukuna swiftly cut off Orochi's head.

Luffy and the others fought their way through Orochi’s forces while Lina exposed Komurasaki’s deception and agreed to take her with them. Orochi revived in his Yamata no Orochi form, and the chapter ended with him swallowing Sukuna whole.

• Luffy defeated Fukurokuju and a green-clad ninja, while Usopp trapped the biwa-wielding woman with a plant projectile.
• Zoro clashed with Kyoshiro, and Komurasaki worried about him while Lina told her Zoro would not kill him if he did not fight back.
• Lina explained that Orochi could revive after being beheaded, then teased Komurasaki and drew out her admission that she had only pretended to like Orochi.
• Orochi revived and confronted Komurasaki, who pleaded with Lina to take her along; Lina agreed and ordered Sukuna to cover their retreat.
• Orochi lunged at Sukuna and swallowed him, leaving Komurasaki horrified.