Recaps

Franky defeated Queen in a battle of technology and dinosaur powers, then claimed Queen’s inventions as his spoils. Queen lay beaten but alive as Franky left, while privately refusing to teach him without being called Dad.

• Queen survived Franky’s initial attack by using Germa’s invisible combat suit, then tore off one of Strike Freedom’s arms.
• Franky used the mech’s sonic radar to locate invisible Queen, threw him into the ground, and attacked with a laser sword.
• Queen transformed into Brachiosaurus Snake and coiled around the mech, trapping it while preparing to fire lasers.
• Franky escaped the cockpit and blasted Queen with a concentrated laser beam, knocking him unconscious.
• Franky told Queen to teach him his technology later, then left in the mech as Queen silently demanded he call him Dad.

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji fought Kaido in Udon but were defeated by his overwhelming power. Reiner arrived, moved the injured crew aside, and prepared to challenge Kaido for the title of strongest creature.

• Zoro split Kaido’s Boro Breath while Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro landed a series of attacks that wounded him.
• Kaido blasted Zoro and Sanji into rubble, then struck Luffy with Thunder Bagua and left him badly injured.
• Kaido unleashed Great Might · Thunder Bagua on Luffy as Zoro and Sanji rushed to help, and the attack left all three Straw Hats unconscious or barely conscious.
• Kaido approached the fallen fighters, but Reiner appeared and checked Luffy for signs of transformation before speaking with him.
• Reiner tossed Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji toward a nearby mountain, then faced Kaido and declared he would claim the title of strongest after tonight.

Reiner and Kaido fought fiercely in the stone forest, trading powerful blows until they both collapsed after repeatedly headbutting each other. They regained consciousness and stood again, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Kaido challenged Reiner despite being wounded, and they clashed with their weapons as Reiner wielded the Tremor-Tremor Power.
• Kaido struck Reiner with Thunder Bagua and engulfed him in a thunder-flame twister, but Reiner survived behind his shield.
• Reiner taunted Kaido and the two exchanged another series of devastating attacks, with Kaido grabbing Reiner’s shield and axe before they collided head-on.
• Reiner and Kaido grabbed each other and repeatedly smashed their foreheads together until both collapsed.
• Reiner sat up, and Kaido rose beside a stone pillar, facing him as the fight remained undecided.

Reiner and Kaido fought a brutal battle across Udon, trading powerful blows as neither gained a decisive advantage. Meanwhile, Kizaru’s fleet arrived near Wano with Garp and Fujitora, and Kizaru considered how to handle Sakazuki’s orders depending on the battle’s outcome.

• Reiner recovered from Kaido’s attack, armed himself with close-fitting armguards, and charged back into the fight.
• Reiner blocked Kaido’s Roaring Thunder Bagua, grabbed Kaido’s tail, and threw him into a crater before pummeling him with vibrational punches.
• Kaido countered by choking Reiner with his tail, slamming his head into the ground, and punching him through several small mountains.
• Reiner burst out of the mountain and clashed with Kaido’s Thunder Bagua using Shattering Kill Punch, restarting their fierce exchange.
• Kizaru’s warships reached Wano, where he discussed the clashing Conqueror’s Haki with Fujitora and Garp.
• Kizaru reflected on Sakazuki’s order to attack the defeated side and considered using Garp’s presence as an excuse if the Straw Hat Crew lost.

Reiner and Kaido continued their deadly battle, each declaring that only one could be the strongest. When Kid and Law returned to the fight, Sanji and Zoro stepped in to face them, leaving Reiner and Kaido to resume their duel.

• Kaido questioned Reiner's reason for fighting, and Reiner said he wanted to defeat Kaido and become the world's strongest.
• Kaido and Reiner traded fierce attacks, with Reiner hurling Kaido into the ground before enduring his point-blank Blast Breath.
• Kid and Law charged back into the battle despite their injuries, prompting Kaido and Reiner to pause their fight.
• Sanji destroyed Kid's mechanical arm and took him on, while Zoro blocked Law and challenged him to a duel.
• Reiner noticed Luffy was missing, then faced Kaido again and called for their fight to continue.

Reiner fought Kaido in Wano, revealing the relentless regenerative power and lethal abilities of his undead form. After overwhelming Kaido with a final series of attacks, Reiner claimed the title of the one and only strongest.

• Kaido struck Reiner with Great Might · Thunder Bagua and Vajra · Demon-Subduing Arrowhead, breaking through his shield and crushing his chest.
• Reiner transformed into his skeletal Black Bones form and traded brutal blows with Kaido, counterattacking even as his bones broke.
• Reiner’s Azure Flame restored his shattered skeleton, and Kaido realized the undead form felt no pain and could recover from injuries.
• Reiner used 400 Million Volts · Thunder Death Beam to force Kaido off balance, then snapped his arm and pierced his chest with a bone hand blade.
• Reiner unleashed God-Slaying Fist · Pulse inside Kaido, leaving him motionless and taking the title of the one and only strongest.

Reiner defeated Kaido, who wondered whether Reiner would change the world before dying. Kizaru reported Kaido’s death to Akainu and warned that the Marines would need overwhelming force to face the Straw Hat Crew.

• Reiner explained that his Necromancer Lord form drew strength from all the undead under his command and had helped him defeat Kaido.
• Kaido asked whether Reiner would change the world, and Reiner replied that the world’s changer did not have to be Joy Boy before Kaido died.
• King arrived, removed his helmet, and silently carried Kaido’s body away.
• Kizaru told Akainu that Kaido had died and warned that the Marines would need force comparable to what they used against Whitebeard to fight the Straw Hat Crew.
• Akainu ordered Kizaru to arrest the remaining Beast Pirates and prepare for the purge of the Shichibukai.

Kizaru annihilated the fleets fighting between Udon and Onigashima, while Fujitora’s meteors threatened the exhausted fighters in Udon. Reiner protected the group, defeated Kid and Law by cutting off their arms, and declared them allies of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet as he prepared for a looming conflict with the World Government.

• Kizaru arrived over the battle between Bege’s gang and the Beast Pirates and destroyed both fleets with Yasakani Sacred Jewel, leaving Drake aboard the only surviving warship.
• Fujitora sent magma meteors toward the exhausted Zoro, Law, Kid, and Sanji in Udon, but Reiner arrived on an azure dragon and shattered them with a blow from his axe-wielding figure.
• Fujitora sensed Reiner’s arrival, ended his test, and left without pursuing the Straw Hat Crew.
• Reiner absorbed Kid and Law’s templates, took Kikoku, and cut off both their arms as punishment for their defeat.
• Reiner declared Kid and Law members of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet’s Third Allied Army, then told Zoro and Sanji that Marco and Katakuri could be contacted as allies.

After the Straw Hat crew defeated Kaido’s officers, Reiner drove Kizaru away and the crew returned to the Going Merry, where they reunited with Garp. Garp shared that the Shichibukai system had been abolished and the Marines planned to test the Seraphim, then left after another round of rough affection with Luffy.

• Franky helped Chopper defeat Jack, and the crew regrouped in Udon with the Beast Pirates’ top officers restrained.
• Kizaru arrived to take the prisoners, but Franky refused; Reiner used his Face-Face Fruit Ability to make Kizaru leave.
• The crew returned to the Going Merry and found Garp holding Luffy, then learned that Garp had beaten Luffy when they met near the shore.
• Garp told the crew that the Reverie had abolished the Shichibukai system and that the Marines planned to test Seraphim after the meeting.
• Garp said goodbye and left the ship after punching Luffy, thinking that Luffy was close to becoming Pirate King.

The Straw Hat Crew left Wano after the Fire Festival, said goodbye to Tama, and received a parting gift from Franky’s father, Queen. Meanwhile, the Marines surrounded Kuraigana Island, prompting Moria and Perona to prepare to leave as Hawkeye set out to confront Fujitora.

• Franky and Reiner showed Nami the new air conditioner, and Nami confronted Reiner over Hiyori’s visit before agreeing to attend the Fire Festival banquet.
• Hiyori announced that she would inherit Wano’s shogun position, and Reiner refused her offer to repay him by having a child.
• Luffy and the others said goodbye to Tama and departed Wano aboard the Going Merry.
• Queen chased after the ship, revealed his connection to Franky, and gave him a box of weapons and technology before Franky thanked him.
• Fujitora’s Marines surrounded Kuraigana Island and prepared to arrest Moria and Hawkeye Mihawk.
• Moria and Perona prepared to leave the island, while Hawkeye picked up Black Blade Yoru and went to meet Fujitora.

News spread that Reiner had defeated Kaido, while the Marines dealt with Cross Guild’s formation and its bounties on Marine officers. The chapter ended as the Revolutionary Army attacked Mary Geoise by dropping more than a dozen floating islands onto it.

• News Coo birds carried word that the Shichibukai system had been abolished, and people around the world celebrated.
• Pirates learned that Reiner had defeated Kaido and speculated about the Straw Hat Crew’s next bounties.
• Brannew told Marine officers that Hawkeye Mihawk and Gecko Moria had escaped and joined Buggy’s Cross Guild, which had placed bounties on Marines.
• Akainu ordered Smoker to take two Seraphim to the Calm Belt after learning Boa Hancock had returned to Amazon Lily.
• Akainu received an urgent order to send troops to support Mary Geoise, then learned the Revolutionary Army had attacked.
• More than a dozen floating islands began falling from the sky above Mary Geoise.

After the Straw Hat Crew’s new bounties spread across the East Blue, people in their hometowns reacted to Zoro, Usopp, Reiner, and Sanji’s fame. The chapter left their admirers training, celebrating, and working beneath the pirates’ bounty posters.

• At Isshin Dojo in Shimotsuki Village, Koushirou scolded students who imitated Zoro’s Three-Sword Style and others who trained to become boxers like Reiner.
• In Syrup Village, Carrot Head and two children showed Kaya Usopp’s new 600-million-Berry bounty poster, and Kaya looked forward to hearing about his adventures.
• At Baratie, Patty threw out a customer who wasted food and took his money as payment and compensation.
• Carne returned to the busy kitchen, where the cooks prepared meals beneath Sanji’s 1.732-billion-Berry bounty poster.

Nojiko teased Genzo about Nami and Reiner while Genzo angrily protested Nami’s wanted poster. At Water Seven and aboard the Straw Hats’ ship, people reacted to the crew’s new bounties, and Zoro and Sanji argued over their rankings.

• Nojiko visited Genzo in Cocoyasi Village and found him calling Marine branches to complain about Nami’s revealing wanted poster.
• Nojiko told Genzo that Nami was close to Reiner and teased him about what he would do if they married, sending him into a rage.
• Iceburg and the Galley-La foremen mistook the giant mecha on Franky’s wanted poster for Franky himself.
• Franky celebrated his new bounty of 1,060,000,000 Berries after defeating Queen, while Reiner explained that Franky’s bounty increase was expected.
• Sanji taunted Zoro about his 1,711,000,000-Berry bounty and fourth-place ranking, and Zoro drew his swords and charged at him.

Reiner and the Straw Hat crew relaxed aboard their ship while Uta and Pudding settled into life as apprentice pirates and grew closer to their crewmates. The chapter ended with Uta and Pudding preparing an afternoon tea picnic together.

• Reiner basked in the sun while Nami rested her head in his lap, and the crew’s latest bounties were noted, including Uta and Pudding’s first posters at 60 million Beli each.
• Uta reported from the lookout that Marine surveillance ships were following the crew, then chased Chopper around during their break.
• Pudding brought mousse cakes to the crew, and Sanji served coffee and tea to go with the desserts.
• Uta and Pudding went to the dining hall to fetch more treats, while Pudding reflected on how the ship had become a warm home for her.
• Uta teased Pudding about being moved, then ran outside with cream puffs and a picnic blanket.

The Straw Hat Crew learned that Buggy’s Cross Guild had become one of the Four Emperors before sailing through a blizzard toward Egghead. Meanwhile, Blackbeard Teach returned to the New World with Boa Hancock frozen and several of his officers petrified, and the Going Merry emerged from the storm near an island.

• Nami showed Reiner and the crew a report naming Buggy the leader of Cross Guild, which included Mihawk, Crocodile, and Moria, and listed their bounties and the Guild’s bounties on Marines.
• Nami sensed danger as the Going Merry entered a violent blizzard, and Reiner followed her sailing orders as the ship headed into Egghead waters.
• A Marine colonel reported that the Straw Hat Crew had entered the waters near Future Island, while Blackbeard Teach surfaced in the New World with Boa Hancock frozen and Vasco Shot, Catarina Devon, and Lafitte petrified.
• Teach thanked Kuzan for helping him survive the battle at Amazon Lily and ordered the crew to head back toward Hachinosu Island, with Van Augur taking over navigation.
• The Super Express Shrimp pulled the Going Merry out of the blizzard, and Luffy spotted an island beneath the clear skies.

The Straw Hat Crew reached Egghead Island, where Reiner defended them from attacks by mechanized Sea Beasts before Lilith called a truce. Shaka met the crew in the futuristic city and said Vegapunk wanted to see Luffy because Shaka knew his father, Dragon.

• The Going Merry approached Egghead Island and was attacked by Sea Beasts armed with missiles and lasers.
• Reiner shielded Brook from the lasers while Franky used Coup de Burst to send the ship over the Sea Beasts and onto the island.
• Lilith emerged from a Sea Beast, halted the attack, and introduced herself to Reiner as Vegapunk 2.
• Luffy, Chopper, Usopp, Uta, and Sanji explored the futuristic city while Zoro and Brook stayed behind to guard the ship and fell asleep.
• Shaka introduced himself as Vegapunk 1 and told the crew that Vegapunk wanted to meet Luffy because he knew Dragon, who had once invited him to join the Revolutionary Army.

Shaka led the Straw Hat Crew to Vegapunk, who revealed that the advanced civilization of the Void Century had truly existed. Before an ancient robot, Robin learned that Ohara’s scholars had been right, and she was left remembering the destruction of her home and her mother’s words.

• Shaka told Luffy and the others about his connections to Dragon, Sanji’s father Judge, Queen, and Robin’s Dr. Clover, then led them through a holographic wall to the abandoned site.
• Luffy found a Laser Sword in the scrap, and Vegapunk explained that he had discarded it because its light attracted mosquitoes.
• Vegapunk introduced Punk Records and said his brain had grown so large that he cut it off and connected it to the system with an antenna.
• Vegapunk told Robin and the Straw Hat Crew that the World Government had erased an advanced civilization from the Void Century.
• Vegapunk showed the crew an ancient robot and confirmed that the civilization Ohara’s scholars had pursued truly existed eight hundred years ago.
• Robin cried as she remembered Ohara’s destruction and her mother’s determination to protect the voices left behind by history.

Reiner and the Straw Hat Crew learned that Blackbeard had captured Hancock, and they decided to go rescue her before he returned to Hachinosu. Vegapunk agreed to bring the Going Merry to Egghead’s research stratum while the crew prepared to leave.

• Lilith guided Reiner, Zoro, and Brook to Egghead’s research stratum and explained the Seraphim’s abilities and Lunarian traits.
• Lilith told them that Blackbeard and Aokiji had injured S-Hawk and S-Snake and that Blackbeard had taken Hancock.
• Vegapunk confirmed Hancock’s capture, and Luffy and the others resolved to rescue her.
• Vegapunk offered to bring the Going Merry up to the research stratum, and Luffy promised to help him in return.

Reiner and the Straw Hat Crew launched a surprise attack on Hachinosu Island to rescue Hancock, whom Pizarro had captured. Luffy’s opening strike and Reiner’s Dragon Breath devastated the island, and the battle began before Teach or Kuzan returned.

• Vegapunk stored the Going Merry, and Reiner carried the crew toward Hachinosu Island on an undead dragon after Nami obtained Eternal Poses.
• The crew discussed the dangers of confronting Blackbeard and worried that he might use Hancock as a hostage or that she might already be dead.
• Pirates on Hachinosu Island revealed that Pizarro had captured Hancock and that Lafitte, Catarina Devon, and Drunken Jot had been petrified during the capture.
• Luffy descended from the sky and flattened a large section of the island with a flaming giant punch, drawing the attention of Pizarro and Shiryu.
• Reiner lowered the dragon while Nami, Franky, Brook, Zoro, Sanji, and the others fought the pirates who swarmed them.
• Pizarro tried to stall Reiner until Teach and Kuzan returned, but Reiner unleashed Dragon Breath that melted Pizarro’s stone hand and struck the skull-shaped rock.

The Straw Hat Crew attacked Hachinosu to force Blackbeard’s side to release Hancock, while Zoro fought Shiliew of the Rain. After Shiliew’s invisibility gave him the upper hand, Zoro covered his eyes and struck him down with a counterattack.

• Luffy demanded that Pizarro hand over Hancock, and Reiner blasted Pizarro despite his attempt to flee.
• Reiner and Nami bombarded the battlefield as the Straw Hat Crew pushed back the pirates on Hachinosu.
• Zoro and Shiliew clashed, and Zoro wounded Shiliew with Three-Sword Style: Purgatory Oni Giri.
• Shiliew revealed his invisibility ability and wounded Zoro’s shoulder with a surprise attack.
• Zoro covered his eyes to focus on his other senses and waited defensively for Shiliew to attack.
• Zoro sensed Shiliew’s strike and countered with Three-Sword Style: Slow Sword - Snail Step, sending him crashing into a house.

Zoro defeated Shiryu on Hachinosu Island after awakening and using Conqueror's Haki coating, while Reiner secured Pizarro as a hostage. With two other major officers still to be defeated, Reiner planned to finish capturing Blackbeard's forces and use them for the exchange.

• Pirates watched Zoro gain the upper hand over Shiryu and marveled at his swordsmanship.
• Shiryu concealed himself in a blood-red tornado and weakened Zoro's senses, landing several cuts as Zoro searched for an opening.
• Zoro unleashed Reverse Dragon Twister, then countered Shiryu's ambush with Conqueror's Haki-coated blades and defeated him with Great Thousand Worlds, shattering Raiu.
• Reiner arrived with the bound Pizarro, and Zoro explained that his Conqueror's Haki had awakened during his earlier battle with Kaido.
• Reiner and Zoro discussed Zoro's crude control of Conqueror's Haki and decided to target the two remaining major officers before contacting Blackbeard.

Teach learned that Reiner had taken control of Hachinosu Island and captured several Blackbeard Pirates, including Pizarro, Shiliew, Jaeger, and Sass. Teach proposed exchanging hostages, while Aokiji remained detached from the crew’s crisis.

• Teach answered a call from Luffy and learned that Luffy knew Hancock, whom Teach had captured and who remained frozen by Aokiji.
• Reiner took over the call and revealed that he was on Hachinosu Island with Pizarro, who begged Teach to return and save him.
• Teach discovered that Reiner had also captured Shiliew, Jaeger, and Sass, and erupted in anger over the loss of his home and crew.
• Teach threatened to kill Hancock, but Reiner’s hold over the captives forced Teach to ask whether they could exchange hostages.
• Aokiji remarked on Teach’s habit of making enemies and quietly considered what he might do if the Blackbeard Pirates fell apart.

On Hachinosu Island, Reiner and the Straw Hats prepared for an unavoidable fight with Blackbeard and Aokiji, but Vegapunk called to ask Luffy to save him from a World Government assassination. The chapter left the crew learning that CP0 would reach Vegapunk the following morning.

• Reiner and the others discussed Blackbeard's powers and agreed that conflict with him was unavoidable, while Robin worried about Aokiji.
• Reiner proposed that he, Luffy, and Sanji face Aokiji while his clone and Zoro fought Blackbeard; Zoro accepted his part, and Reiner clarified he would not be alone.
• Vegapunk called the crew through a Transponder Snail, and Luffy confirmed that he remembered promising to help him.
• Vegapunk told Luffy that the World Government planned to erase him because of his research into history, and that CP0 assassins would likely arrive the next morning.

Luffy’s group confronted Teach and Aokiji on Hachinosu Island and exchanged Hancock for Blackbeard’s petrified officers. The hostage exchange immediately became a battle when Teach attacked Reiner, and Zoro struck Teach with a powerful sword technique.

• Usopp spotted Teach and Aokiji approaching Hachinosu, and Luffy’s group went to meet them with the captured Shiryu and the others.
• Teach’s crew brought the frozen Hancock and petrified Lafitte, Vasco Shot, and Catarina Devon ashore, while Reiner presented the injured Pizarro as a hostage.
• Teach demanded Hancock undo the petrification, and Hancock restored Lafitte, Vasco Shot, and Catarina Devon before Aokiji agreed to exchange her for the hostages.
• Reiner and Aokiji bickered over who should release their hostages first, then completed the exchange as their crews watched tensely.
• Teach used Black Hole to pull Reiner and Hancock toward him while Van Augur and Usopp fired; Reiner threw Hancock to safety and forced Aokiji back.
• Zoro rushed past Reiner and slashed Teach across the chest with One-Sword Style: Death Lion’s Song.

Reiner and the Straw Hats launched their attack on Teach’s forces, while Chopper prepared to operate on the critically injured Hancock. Luffy, Sanji, and Reiner pursued Aokiji, Franky defeated Doc Q, and Usopp remained locked in a stalemate with Van Augur.

• Reiner wounded Teach and ended the gravity affecting him, prompting Luffy and Sanji to attack Aokiji as the battle erupted.
• Nami and Chopper assessed Hancock’s critical condition, and Reiner sent Chopper to begin an operation using Sukuna’s Op-Op Fruit ability and Marco’s undead.
• Luffy and Sanji fought Aokiji, and Reiner joined them as they pursued him through the island’s buildings.
• Franky countered Doc Q’s alcohol-fueled flames, detonated his wine gourd, and struck Doc Q with a rapid volley of lasers.
• Usopp trapped Van Augur within his plant-filled War Grassland, but Van Augur’s teleportation kept them at a stalemate.