Recaps

Beck showed Vinsmoke Judge the high-speed submarine he had secretly built with research funds, and Judge reluctantly accepted the expense while resolving to guard the budget in the future. Unaware that Vegapunk had escaped, Charlotte Mousse worried that his isolated force in the Faros Kingdom could neither fight nor flee if the Marines sent powerful reinforcements, so he urged Katakuri to evacuate everyone.

• Beck demonstrated how his transforming submarine could dive and reach speeds exceeding 100 knots using air jets and a Juice Drive-powered engine.
• Vinsmoke Judge questioned the submarine’s speed and cost, then accepted that Beck had spent 2 billion Berries on it as a self-defense weapon.
• Vinsmoke Judge let the matter go because Beck had used the money for research, but resolved to protect his own funds when Beck joined him in North Blue.
• Charlotte Mousse remained unaware that Vegapunk had escaped because the World Government had suppressed the news.
• Charlotte Mousse urged Katakuri to evacuate the Faros Kingdom, fearing that the isolated group could not withstand or escape Marines led by Sengoku, Garp, or Dragon.

Mousse urged Katakuri to leave Pharaohs overnight to avoid a Navy counterattack, then advised him not to bring Linlin’s distant relatives back to Totto Land. They departed after arranging for James Glenn to contact them once the great mirror was ready, leaving the Faros Kingdom to decide its own course if the Navy arrived first.

• Mousse warned Katakuri that staying in Pharaohs could expose them to a Navy attack and that a strike on Totto Land would be even more dangerous.
• Katakuri decided to leave Pharaohs that night after Mousse explained how delay would increase the risks.
• Mousse advised Katakuri not to bring Linlin’s relatives back to Totto Land, and Katakuri accepted his reasoning.
• Katakuri gave James Glenn his Den Den Mushi number and said the BIG Pirates would formally protect the Faros Kingdom once its great mirror was ready.
• Katakuri told James Glenn to decide what to do if the Navy arrived before the mirror was completed, since the Charlotte Family could not protect him then.

Katakuri’s group brought captured Navy warships, weapons, and prisoners home, while Mousse weighed their value and considered how the prisoners’ souls could strengthen the BIG Pirates. Mousse also reflected on the world’s uneven technology and his plans for research, leaving the spoils’ fate undecided.

• Katakuri chose to preserve the six captured Navy battleships and considered selling them to buy Devil Fruits for his siblings.
• Mousse studied the captured weapons and concluded that their spherical ammunition and limited usefulness made upgrading firearms a poor choice for the Charlotte Family.
• Mousse reasoned that One Piece’s uneven technology let individual geniuses achieve remarkable results while making knowledge difficult to reproduce and spread.
• Mousse considered how the World Government might negotiate over the thousands of Navy prisoners, while recognizing Charlotte Linlin could turn their souls into powerful Homies if talks failed.
• Mousse concluded that Homies made from Navy personnel could retain their firearms and artillery skills, unlike Totto Land’s largely untrained residents.

Mousse and Katakuri returned to Totto Land with captured Marine ships and soldiers, then told Perospero and Charlotte Linlin that their grandmother had died during the Marines’ attack on Pharaohs. Linlin’s grief caused her to lose control, and Mousse theorized that her usual durability came from Armament Haki before recognizing that her lack of training left room for her to grow stronger.

• Mousse considered the captured Marine soldiers and officers valuable potential Homies, while regretting that most of the commanders had been killed.
• Katakuri and Mousse brought the six Marine warships back to Totto Land without being attacked and sought out Perospero to prepare for possible consequences.
• Charlotte Linlin asked why her children had returned so quickly, and Katakuri told her that their grandmother had died after being frightened by the Marine attack on Pharaohs.
• Linlin screamed in grief, released a terrifying aura, and split open her knee as she lost control.
• Mousse suspected that Linlin’s normal resistance to injury came from Armament Haki, which weakened when she poured her strength into Conqueror’s Haki.
• Mousse concluded that Linlin’s lack of a teacher meant she still had substantial room to improve her strength.

After Charlotte Linlin recovered from Soul Scream, Mousse learned that she had killed nearly all the Marine prisoners, provoking the World Government. The Marines destroyed Faros before Mousse could use it as a refuge, leaving him and Katakuri to face the risk of an attack on Totto Land.

• Katakuri and Mousse quickly brought Charlotte Linlin food after her Soul Scream ended, preventing her hunger from triggering Food Addiction.
• Mousse learned that Charlotte Linlin had drained the lifespan of 4,762 Marine prisoners and sent a few survivors back to Marineford to report what happened.
• Mousse worried that the massacre would provoke the World Government and considered fleeing through the big mirror in Faros.
• Katakuri told Mousse that an enormous Marine fleet had destroyed Faros after James Glenn fled with a few trusted followers.
• Mousse abandoned his escape plan and considered settling the matter of the King's Fist, but Katakuri warned the Marines might still attack Totto Land while he was away and manipulate Charlotte Linlin.

Mousse advised Katakuri on preparing the expedition to the Pudding Kingdom and helped Charlotte Daifuku reconsider how to develop his Devil Fruit and fighting skills. Katakuri then revealed that Daifuku acted harshly because he had taken on the role of the family’s villain to protect their younger siblings.

• Katakuri decided to stay in Totto Land while Charlotte Oven led the journey to the Pudding Kingdom, with mirrors prepared for escape and reinforcements.
• Mousse advised Daifuku to heat his body only to about 100°C, arguing that higher temperatures would waste stamina and lifespan for little gain.
• Mousse explained that Daifuku’s Djinn could distract him from improving his own Body Techniques and Haki, and Katakuri recognized that Daifuku’s development had gone astray.
• Katakuri questioned why Mousse had not raised his concerns earlier, and Mousse admitted he was afraid of Daifuku.
• Katakuri explained that Daifuku had deliberately become the feared older brother so Perospero and Katakuri could protect and guide the younger siblings, and he confessed to feeling guilty about it.

Mousse explored whether the Eat-Eat Fruit could strengthen the Charlotte Family, but Streusen explained its limits. He then discovered that Charlotte Linlin had begun training on a deserted island, where her raw power was already leveling a mountain.

• Mousse learned the truth behind his misunderstanding of Daifuku, and Daifuku laughed it off while looking forward to developing his Overheat technique.
• Mousse asked Streusen whether the Eat-Eat Fruit could transform humans, but Streusen frightened him with a joke before explaining that the fruit could not affect things already considered food.
• Mousse reflected on Streusen’s special place in the family and learned that many of Charlotte Linlin’s children, including himself, had been conceived through artificial insemination.
• Streusen told Mousse that Charlotte Linlin had gone to a deserted island to train, and Mousse realized she was preparing for a possible fight.
• Mousse arrived near the island and saw that Charlotte Linlin had nearly demolished a mountain with her fists despite only recently beginning her training.

Mousse learned that Charlotte Linlin could not combine weak souls into a powerful Homie, so he proposed turning a Poneglyph into a massive melee Homie to help the family withstand an imminent Marine attack. Since the Poneglyph required an exceptionally powerful soul, Mousse offered his own, and Charlotte Linlin took him to the Treasure Room.

• Charlotte Linlin told Mousse that combining souls from different sources into one Homie was impossible, and explained that weak souls could still be used for Chess Soldiers and keeping watch.
• Mousse considered how the family could resist the Marines, deciding they needed stronger small-scale fighters rather than more large-area attacks.
• Mousse suggested making a Homie from a Poneglyph because of its immense weight and hardness, and Charlotte Linlin revealed that such a Homie would require an exceptionally powerful soul.
• Mousse offered his own soul for the Poneglyph Homie, and Charlotte Linlin hurriedly took him to the Treasure Room.

Mousse created Homies under Charlotte Linlin’s guidance and learned the differences between Independent Homies and Avatar Homies. He questioned which type would be more useful for the coming battle, especially since he planned to use a Poneglyph as a base material.

• Charlotte Linlin failed to probe Mousse’s soul and let him create the Homies himself while she guided and protected him.
• Mousse struggled to split off part of his soul while learning to create Homies, and Charlotte Linlin explained that the process was difficult because it was his first time and these Homies were special.
• Charlotte Linlin explained that Independent Homies were separate individuals whose strength was fixed and whose souls aged quickly, while Avatar Homies remained connected to their owners and did not shorten their owners’ lifespans.
• Mousse argued that Independent Homies could provide more immediate combat power, but Charlotte Linlin explained that identical Homies could not coexist and that Totto Land’s Chess Pawns had to be replaced repeatedly.
• Mousse concluded that Avatar Homies offered him little value because his Poneglyph-based Homie could not draw on stored energy and he could not merge with it like Charlotte Linlin could.

Mousse argued that he should turn his soul into an independent Homie, but Charlotte Linlin refused and revealed that her Conqueror’s Haki had grown stronger after the crisis. Mousse abandoned the plan to help her and redesigned the Stone Tablet Homie to protect himself, deciding it should be able to fly despite its immense weight.

• Mousse insisted that dividing his soul to create an independent Homie would help the family survive, but Charlotte Linlin refused and knocked him aside.
• Perospero tried to rush to Mousse’s aid, but Charlotte Linlin’s Conqueror’s Haki froze him in place; Mousse soon stood up without serious injury.
• Perospero and Mousse sensed that Charlotte Linlin’s Conqueror’s Haki had become much stronger, and Mousse realized the crisis had strengthened her resolve.
• Mousse accepted that Charlotte Linlin would not rely on his help and changed the Stone Tablet Homie’s design to prioritize protecting himself.
• Mousse decided the more than three-hundred-ton Poneglyph should fly, and Charlotte Linlin warned that its weight would limit its speed and Combat Power.

Mousse and Charlotte Linlin created a Stone Tablet Homie with a huge, disembodied face, which revealed that it could assimilate matching Poneglyphs to gain strength and memories. Charlotte Linlin refused to let it merge with another Poneglyph because of the soul cost, and Mousse left with it to test its abilities on an island.

• Mousse and Charlotte Linlin finished creating a flying Stone Tablet Homie that could shrink, but it emerged as a giant bald head with no body or limbs.
• The Homie begged Charlotte Linlin not to destroy it and claimed that Pluton's main cannon could not harm its kind, though it could not explain what Pluton was.
• The Homie told Mousse that merging with matching Poneglyphs would restore its memories and make it stronger.
• Charlotte Linlin refused Mousse's plan to merge the Homie with a Road Poneglyph because the extra soul needed would put Mousse at risk.
• Mousse followed Charlotte Linlin to a deserted island on the Homie's head to test its Rock Assimilation and flight, but its speed was painfully slow.

Mousse learned how Avatar Homies affected his soul and discovered that the Stone Tablet Homie could assimilate and pull up an entire mountain. He left impressed by its combat potential but puzzled that its flying ability had supposedly weakened its attack power.

• Charlotte Linlin teased Mousse aboard the slow Stone Tablet Homie, which panicked when she threatened to remake it and caused them both to fall onto an island.
• After Charlotte Linlin beat the unharmed Stone Tablet Homie, Mousse realized he had begun thinking of her as his mother and reflected on the protection her strength offered.
• Charlotte Linlin explained that an Avatar Homie's soul remained part of Mousse's soul, while an ordinary Homie's soul was separated and would reduce his future growth base.
• The Stone Tablet Homie explained that its soul belonged to Mousse but that its own personality gave it a survival instinct, and Mousse threatened to melt it down if its abilities proved useless.
• The Stone Tablet Homie demonstrated Rock Assimilation by absorbing a hill and growing into a giant, then pulled up a mountain, impressing Mousse with its strength and strategic potential.
• Mousse wondered why the Stone Tablet Homie's movements seemed as fast as Pica's if giving it flight had seriously weakened its attack power.

Mousse discovered that the Stone Tablet Homie's innate Rock Assimilation made it a powerful, tireless Rock Giant, but decided to leave it behind to protect Totto Land. He tried to read its Poneglyph and learned that turning the tablet into a Homie had not made it able to decipher the ancient writing, leaving him to wonder which version of the Voice of All Things lore his world followed.

• Charlotte Linlin explained that the Stone Tablet Homie's innate Rock Assimilation and its Soul-Soul Fruit-granted flight occupied separate portions of its soul.
• Mousse realized the Rock Giant could rival a Sweet Commander, but chose to leave it behind because its split-type life was tied to him and Totto Land needed its strength.
• Mousse struggled to handle Big Head's tiny seal form because it retained its enormous mass, then named the Homie Big Head after laughing at it.
• Mousse noticed the Poneglyph on Big Head and touched it, hoping the Book-Book Fruit's reading ability would reveal its contents.
• Big Head told Mousse it knew the Poneglyph recorded ancient secrets but could not understand the writing, prompting him to suspect that his world followed the later setting for the Voice of All Things.

Mousse discovered that his Book-Book Fruit could enhance Big Head, Charlotte Linlin’s Homie, and control its speech. He also found that Big Head’s miniature form could change shape while retaining the Poneglyph’s near-indestructible strength, leaving him to explore a new, sword-like ability.

• Mousse found that the Book-Book Fruit let him control Big Head’s speech, and he realized the Homie had gained strength from two Devil Fruit abilities.
• Mousse tested Big Head’s enhancements and found its flying speed could increase dramatically, while its powerful rock assimilation improved only slightly.
• Mousse discovered that Big Head’s original Poneglyph form resisted his ability, but its Mini Form could change into a paper-like scroll without losing its hardness.
• Mousse had Charlotte Linlin strike the scroll with Napoleon, confirming it was undamaged, then found it could turn soft or hard at his command.
• Mousse sent the scroll flying, and it sliced a massive boulder in two, revealing its extraordinary sharpness.

Mousse tested the power of the Book Sword made from Big Head, discovering its overwhelming strength and unusual weight control. He proposed holding a Tea Party before news of Charlotte Linlin’s war declaration spread, intending to bind powerful guests to her side against the Navy by taking portions of their souls as collateral.

• Mousse confirmed the Poneglyph scroll was undamaged after flying at high speed and considered its extraordinary durability and cutting power.
• Mousse found that the scroll felt light in his hands but struck with immense force, sending a huge boulder flying into the sea.
• Mousse concluded that Big Head’s Book Sword was a unique miracle created from rare Devil Fruit powers and Poneglyph material.
• Charlotte Linlin wanted to borrow Big Head and play with its ability to change forms, leaving Mousse reluctant to refuse her.
• Mousse suggested holding a Tea Party before word of the war against the Navy spread, so Charlotte Linlin could make powerful guests support the war by taking portions of their souls as collateral.

Mousse urged Charlotte Linlin to secure Stussy after realizing she was a World Government agent, but the Marines Charlotte Linlin had released were already on their way back to their base. Stussy warned that their return made peaceful reconciliation unlikely, and Charlotte Linlin began pulling Stussy’s soul from her body.

• Charlotte Linlin rejected Mousse’s idea of holding a Tea Party because there was not enough time to invite guests before the Marines could return and spread the news.
• Mousse proposed taking control of Stussy, and Charlotte Linlin revealed she had already suspected Stussy’s identity and had called her to Totto Land.
• Charlotte Linlin knocked Stussy unconscious, turned possible hidden devices on her into Homies, and extracted her soul before waking her.
• Stussy learned that Charlotte Linlin had killed thousands of Marine prisoners and sent some survivors back, then warned that the World Government would treat their return as an unforgivable provocation.
• Mousse understood that the World Government would prioritize suppressing the public challenge to its authority, and Stussy confirmed that it would not tolerate such defiance.
• With the Marines already gone, Charlotte Linlin followed Mousse’s plan and began dragging Stussy’s soul out of her body.

After Charlotte Linlin took fifty years of Stussy’s lifespan, Stussy agreed to inform on the BIG Pirates, though Mousse suspected she had not truly submitted. Mousse questioned her about CP0 and learned that the organization was much larger than he had expected, then focused on how strong its top agents were.

• Charlotte Linlin took fifty years of Stussy’s lifespan, and Mousse explained that the loss came from the end of her life, so she would not age immediately.
• Mousse realized that Totto Land’s residents might see its lifespan tax as a worthwhile trade for the country’s free services and became more attached to his family and home.
• Stussy agreed to relay information to the BIG Pirates, but Mousse asked her to stay and answer questions about CP0.
• Charlotte Linlin revealed that Homies retained their owners’ memories, making Stussy realize she had already exposed her intelligence to the family.
• Stussy told Mousse that CP0 had five brigades, twenty companies, and sixty squads, and that she was an elite agent rather than an ace.
• Mousse was surprised by CP0’s scale and turned his attention to whether its strongest agents could match a Marine Admiral.

Mousse learned how CP0’s strength and the Celestial Dragons’ control over military funding, legitimacy, and a suspected national treasure kept the Marines obedient. Stussy explained CP0’s chain of command and the Joint Council, leaving Mousse with a clearer picture of the system that sustained the Celestial Dragons’ rule.

• Stussy told Mousse that some CP0 agents could defeat her within three moves, prompting him to reconsider why the Marines served the Celestial Dragons.
• Mousse concluded that CP0, control of Marine funding, the national treasure, and the World Government’s legitimacy together restrained the Marines.
• Stussy explained that CP0 agents prioritized evacuating their Celestial Dragon masters and might avoid fighting an intruder who threatened them.
• Mousse asked about CP0’s orders, and Stussy described the priority given to the Joint Council, an agent’s own master, the Five Elders, and other Celestial Dragons.
• Stussy explained that fourteen representatives from the Celestial Dragon families formed the Joint Council, while Mousse inferred that the Five Elders’ families were excluded.
• Mousse concluded that the Joint Council balanced the Celestial Dragons’ shared power and resources, with Im standing above the system.

Stussy explained the privileges of CP0 and why the Marines had only one serving Marine Admiral, teaching Mousse how the World Government controlled its military. Mousse concluded that the Celestial Dragons feared the Marines’ growing power and collective loyalty.

• Stussy explained that CP0 agents had legal protections, generous salaries, and rewards from their Celestial Dragon masters.
• Mousse wondered whether Sengoku had been unable to leave Marineford when Fisher Tiger escaped Mary Geoise, and Stussy revealed that Sakazuki and Borsalino had refused promotion alongside Dragon.
• Stussy explained that the Five Elders had blocked the Marines’ proposal to promote all three men, leaving Sengoku as the only Marine Admiral.
• Stussy described how Marine Admirals controlled personnel, bases, ships, and budgets, and why each additional admiral would sharply increase military spending.
• Mousse recognized that the Celestial Dragons viewed Marine Admirals as powerful regional leaders and feared the Marines’ loyalty to justice and growing solidarity.

Mousse persuaded Stussy to provide intelligence on Marine plans in exchange for the return of her lifespan, then learned from her that the Celestial Dragons' population was surprisingly small. Stussy left Totto Land with a deal in place, while Mousse gained new insight into how Celestial Dragon status and bloodlines were maintained.

• Mousse argued that Stussy's intelligence could help the BIG Pirates avoid Marine traps and offered to restore her lifespan for warnings and other contributions.
• Stussy worried that the Marines might never attack Totto Land, so Mousse promised to return her lost lifespan gradually if no attack came within five years.
• Stussy accepted the terms and prepared to leave Totto Land before her superiors grew suspicious.
• Mousse asked Stussy about the Celestial Dragons and learned that their nineteen families numbered only a little over three hundred people.
• Stussy explained that legitimate Celestial Dragon children generally needed two Celestial Dragon parents, while some half-blood descendants could be legitimized to preserve family lines.

Mousse learned how Celestial Gold varied between nations and how the World Government used taxes, military contributions, and changing member states to preserve Celestial Dragon rule. He concluded that only the Ancient Weapons and a chosen one could eventually break the system’s grip on the world.

• Stussy explained to Mousse that Celestial Gold varied greatly by nation, with powerful countries such as Elbaf paying little while poorer or wealthy countries faced far heavier per-person burdens.
• Mousse learned that member-state governments and their officials further increased the tax burden, while powerful nations supplied troops that helped the World Government suppress rebellions.
• Mousse reconsidered James Glenn’s decision to leave the alliance, thinking he might have reduced Pharaohs’ taxes by joining the Navy, and felt more understanding after learning James had sought refuge with Whitebeard.
• Mousse reasoned that the World Government could replace ruined countries with new ones, keeping its tax base alive while preventing local unrest from becoming a worldwide uprising.
• Mousse concluded that Im’s rule was unlikely to collapse through ordinary political mistakes and that only the Ancient Weapons, a chosen one, and overwhelming force could break the deadlock.

Mousse tested Big Head’s attack power against Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers, and the Scroll easily cut through Pretzel, shields, and Armament Haki-hardened defenses. Cracker explained that Armament Haki could burn itself up to inflict or absorb damage, leaving Mousse with a new understanding of its cost and function.

• Mousse continued testing Big Head in the Mirror World with Cracker, choosing Biscuit Soldiers as safe targets for the Scroll’s attacks.
• Cracker tried to block Big Head with Pretzel, but the Scroll severed the sword and sliced off the Biscuit Soldier’s head.
• Cracker created a stronger Biscuit Soldier with a shield, but Big Head cut through both the shield and the soldier’s torso.
• Cracker used Armament Haki to strengthen his defense, but Big Head still split the Biscuit Soldier in two and drained the Haki.
• Cracker explained that Armament Haki could burn itself to inflict or absorb damage, though doing so consumed it rapidly.
• Mousse connected Cracker’s explanation to Hawk Eyes’s remark about sword damage and considered how Haki’s damage absorption worked.

Mousse and Cracker tested Big Head’s power and discussed its limits against fast, powerful opponents. Mousse abandoned plans to use Oven as a sparring partner, then learned Cracker could not precisely control multiple Biscuit Soldiers at once.

• Cracker explained that Big Head’s slash could overwhelm even advanced Armament Haki, but Mousse pointed out that strong fighters could dodge it.
• Cracker suggested bringing Oven into the Mirror World to test Big Head against a faster opponent, but Mousse worried the weapon could seriously injure him.
• Mousse and Cracker tested Big Head as a club against a Biscuit Soldier, and it shattered the soldier’s shield despite knocking it backward.
• Mousse decided not to risk using Oven as a sparring partner and lamented that Biscuit Soldiers could not use Soru.
• Cracker explained that he could only precisely control one Biscuit Soldier at a time, since they lacked Haki and Body Techniques.

Mousse helped Cracker develop new ways to synchronize with his Biscuit Armor and use his Biscuit Soldiers, greatly increasing his strength and combat potential. Cracker left with a host of ideas to test, including ways to make his soldiers attack more freely and concentrate their firepower.

• Mousse suggested that Cracker control his Biscuit Armor to mirror his own movements, letting him combine its strength with his own while using his fighting techniques.
• Cracker explained that he could maintain more than a hundred Biscuit Soldiers, but could direct only seven or eight in a chaotic battle because they needed him to designate targets.
• Mousse proposed ordering the soldiers to attack anything alive except Cracker, while keeping other siblings beyond their reach so the soldiers could fight without endangering them.
• Mousse advised Cracker to equip his soldiers with lighter, two-handed swords and focus on powerful attacks rather than shields or dueling techniques.
• Mousse suggested that the Biscuit Soldiers throw their swords at enemies, allowing many soldiers to concentrate ranged attacks on a single target.

Mousse convinced Brother Cracker to train his Biscuit Soldiers to fly and improve their combat abilities. After Cracker rushed off to practice, Mousse read that the World Government blamed the Faros Kingdom’s destruction on the BIG Pirates and raised Charlotte Linlin’s bounty to 4.5 billion Berries.

• Mousse realized Brother Cracker needed ways to fly and move faster, then persuaded him that mastering those skills would help him become a legendary pirate.
• Brother Cracker agreed to seek Charlotte Oven’s advice and left the Mirror World with Mousse.
• After a News Bird arrived, Mousse suggested that Brother Cracker make Biscuit Soldiers grow wings and control them to fly.
• Brother Cracker understood the idea and returned to the Mirror World to train, leaving his newspaper behind.
• Mousse read that the World Government blamed the Faros Kingdom’s destruction on the BIG Pirates and mocked its control of the news.
• Mousse saw that Charlotte Linlin’s bounty had risen to 4.5 billion Berries after she killed Navy prisoners and sent survivors back to report it.