Chapter Summaries

Sanji and Pudding spent the day cooking, gathering ingredients across Totto Land, and sharing stories as they grew closer ahead of their wedding. They parted at sunset after agreeing to meet again the next day, while Pudding privately worried Sanji might reject her third eye.

• Lina teased Sanji about his plans with Pudding, then advised him to call her “Pudding-chan” and praise her pastry skills.
• Sanji arrived at Pudding’s café, and her enthusiasm for sharing desserts impressed him as they planned to make tiramisu together.
• Sanji invited Pudding to gather ingredients across Totto Land, and she briefly worried that he would find her third eye disgusting.
• Sanji and Pudding visited several islands, collected ingredients, made an experimental tiramisu, and traded stories about their lives and adventures.
• Sanji and Pudding watched the sunset on Cocoa Island, then agreed to meet again the following day.

The Straw Hat Crew arrived on Cake Island ahead of Sanji and Pudding’s wedding, while Sanji opened up to Pudding about his family and confessed his love. Pudding revealed her third eye, Sanji accepted it, and their romantic moment ended with her asking to have a child and Sanji spraying blood as he fell from the flying carpet.

• Judge and his children sailed past the Going Merry on their way to Cake Island, mocking the Straw Hat Crew and asking Smoothie about Sanji.
• Nami approved the crew’s black suits, and Katakuri later escorted them to Cake Island while questioning Luffy about his lack of territory and followers.
• Lina suspected Katakuri’s questions were a test and reflected on how he could have awakened Conqueror’s Haki under Big Mom’s rule.
• On the way to Cake Island, Pudding asked Sanji about his family, and he admitted he disliked them and said meeting her made up for his past misfortunes.
• Sanji confessed that he loved Pudding, revealed he had known about her third eye from their first meeting, and reassured her that he found it cute.
• Sanji and Pudding kissed and declared their love; when Pudding asked if they would have a child after marrying, Sanji sprayed blood and fell off the flying carpet.

Sanji confronted Judge and his brothers at the Whole Cake Island gathering, while Lina and Luffy arrived to support him. Big Mom turned the feast into a Homie banquet, then Lina provoked her by calling her an old hag, leaving the gathering on the brink of violence.

• Judge and the Vinsmoke family joined the Charlotte family at the gazebo, where Judge asked why Sanji was absent.
• Sanji arrived with Pudding, rejected the Vinsmokes, and rebuked Judge and his brothers for treating children as tools.
• Luffy, Lina, and their crew arrived to back Sanji, and Lina's threatening presence stopped the Vinsmokes from challenging him.
• Big Mom arrived, transformed the food into Homies, and invited everyone to eat.
• When Big Mom questioned why the guests were not eating, Lina called her an old hag, and Big Mom angrily confronted her.

Lina and Luffy resisted Big Mom’s Soul Pocus, provoking her to attack and turning the wedding eve into a standoff between the Charlotte Family, the Vinsmoke Family, and the Straw Hat Crew. Pudding aimed her pistol at Luffy, but Katakuri’s warning came too late, and the shot struck someone as Big Mom stared in disbelief.

• Big Mom threatened Lina with Soul Pocus, but Lina remained unafraid and Big Mom could not take her soul.
• Big Mom used Soul Pocus on Luffy, but he was also unaffected and casually picked his nose.
• Big Mom attacked Lina and Luffy with Napoleon, splitting the stone table and forcing the three groups into battle positions.
• Big Mom ordered Pudding to shoot Luffy, and Pudding raised her pistol while Sanji and the others watched.
• Katakuri urgently told Pudding to stop, but she fired, and the bullet pierced someone’s Iron Body as Big Mom stared in disbelief.

Lina and the Straw Hat crew launched a planned assault on Whole Cake Island, and the fighting spread across the garden as they confronted Big Mom and her family. Lina summoned undead to contain the remaining enemies while preparing to seize the island before the wedding.

• Brynne defied Big Mom, but Nitrolo bound her under Big Mom’s command; Sanji intervened, and Luffy and Lina struck Big Mom and sent her flying.
• Nami destroyed Perospero’s candy-arrow barrage with lightning, then fought Smoothie as Zoro clashed with Katakuri.
• Usopp and Franky teamed up against Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers, while Chopper, Brook, Robin, and others engaged the Charlotte Family members.
• Lina summoned undead to cover enemies still entering the battlefield and revealed that he had planned the attack to take control of Whole Cake Island before the wedding.

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.