Recaps

Shanks intervened at Marineford, forced the Marines and pirates to end the war, and secured Whitebeard’s body. Afterward, Xi Yan declined Marco’s offer to join the Whitebeard Pirates in the New World and entrusted Kuma’s recovery to Ivankov.

• Xi Yan agreed to leave the battlefield if the Marines stopped pursuing the pirates, while Shanks asked Marco to lead the survivors away.
• Ben Beckman and Yasopp held Kizaru and Aokiji at gunpoint as Shanks challenged the Admirals with his Conqueror’s Haki and called for the war to end.
• Blackbeard chose not to fight Shanks and left with his crew, while Sengoku agreed to let Shanks take Whitebeard’s body.
• Sengoku declared the war over, and the Marines began treating the wounded as Ace, Marco, Xi Yan, and the others prepared to leave.
• Marco offered Xi Yan a place with the Whitebeard Pirates in the New World, but Xi Yan declined and said he and his companions would remain in Paradise.
• Xi Yan asked Ivankov to help restore Kuma’s consciousness, and Ivankov agreed before ordering the okama to prepare to set sail.

After the war ended, the Marines prepared to evacuate the wounded while Sengoku considered stepping down and choosing Aokiji as his successor. Across the sea, pirates began setting sail as Whitebeard’s final words promised a new era, while Bony’s crew headed out to find Xi Yan and Rayleigh was forced to postpone his trip to Amazon Lily.

• Hancock demanded a warship to return to Amazon Lily, and Sengoku ordered the Marines to send her, Doflamingo, and Hawkeye away.
• Hawkeye said his agreement was to fight Whitebeard, not Red-Hair, while Doflamingo speculated about their relationship and left.
• Sengoku told Tsuru he was prepared to step down and had chosen Aokiji as his successor; Garp and Bero Meppo took Koby’s remains home.
• Capone Bege, Hawkins, Apoo, and Law prepared to leave Sabaody as civilians feared the chaos Whitebeard’s final words would bring.
• Bony vowed to save Kuma and led her crew to find Xi Yan, while Moria and Absalom also prepared to set out.
• Rayleigh said he wanted to visit Amazon Lily to teach Luffy Haki, but Shakky insisted he wait until the day after tomorrow and dragged him home.

Xi Yan returned to Amazon Lily with the still-unconscious Luffy and told Merry and Grandma Za about their escape from the Underwater Great Prison and the war at Navy Headquarters. He revealed that they had rescued Ace, but Whitebeard had died in battle, while Hancock had yet to return.

• Xi Yan arrived on Amazon Lily with Luffy, reunited with the worried Merry, and settled Luffy on the sofa to rest.
• Xi Yan explained that Magellan’s poison had delayed them in the Underwater Great Prison, but he had defeated Magellan and escaped with Jinbe, Crocodile, Ivankov, and others.
• Xi Yan told Grandma Za and Merry that they had gone to Navy Headquarters and successfully rescued Ace.
• Xi Yan recounted how Whitebeard endured the Navy’s attacks, fought Blackbeard’s crew, and died at Navy Headquarters.
• Grandma Za reflected on Whitebeard’s death while Hancock remained away from Amazon Lily.

Grandma Za told Xi Yan and Merry about her time under Rocks and revealed what happened at God Valley, including the Celestial Dragons’ brutal Hunting Competition and Rocks’s defeat. She warned them to keep the story secret to avoid trouble.

• Grandma Za revealed that she and Whitebeard had shared Rocks as their captain, and Xi Yan explained that Robin had told him about the Rocks Pirates.
• Grandma Za described the Celestial Dragons’ Hunting Competition, in which people on selected islands were hunted until they were all killed, and Xi Yan condemned the Celestial Dragons.
• Grandma Za said Rocks went to God Valley to kill Celestial Dragons and seize Devil Fruits, and that he sought to become King of the World.
• Grandma Za recounted how Garp and Roger defeated Rocks while the other pirates retreated, after which she left with Whitebeard and the others.
• Grandma Za said she had gained no Devil Fruits and suspected Whitebeard, Kaido, Big Mom, Shiki, and others had obtained theirs at God Valley.
• Grandma Za warned Xi Yan and Merry to keep her account of God Valley secret.

Hancock recounted Xi Yan’s strength and the Marineford war to her companions, while Xi Yan explained the ceasefire and Blackbeard’s plans to Grandma Za and Merry. The chapter ended with Rayleigh swimming across the Calm Belt toward Amazon Lily.

• Hancock told Marguerite and Sander Sonia that Xi Yan had fought all Three Admirals without losing and possessed an immortal body.
• Hancock explained that the Whitebeard Pirates rescued Ace, Whitebeard died, and Red Hair’s arrival forced the Marines to end the war.
• Xi Yan told Grandma Za and Merry that Shanks had stopped the Marines from pursuing them and that Blackbeard had become a Shichibukai to reach the Underwater Great Prison.
• Xi Yan said Blackbeard covered Whitebeard’s corpse, but Xi Yan used Earth Release Technique to take the body back.
• Rayleigh checked his Vivre Card, spotted the direction of Amazon Lily, and swam across the Calm Belt toward it.

Hancock returned to Amazon Lily and learned that Xi Yan would soon leave, prompting her to collapse in the hot spring. Xi Yan and Grandma Za hurried to the palace to find out what was wrong.

• Hancock returned to Amazon Lily, where Sander Sonia revealed that the Kuja Pirates had robbed a warship for supplies.
• Hancock learned Xi Yan had returned and went to bathe with Sander Sonia and Marguerite before visiting him.
• When Marguerite said Xi Yan would soon leave Amazon Lily, Hancock shattered her wineglass and collapsed into the hot spring.
• Xi Yan left Grandma Za to check on Hancock after hearing the Kuja Pirates had returned, while Merry stayed behind to watch Luffy.
• Marguerite found Xi Yan and Grandma Za and told them Hancock had fainted; after hearing what they had discussed, Grandma Za suspected lovesickness, and they hurried to the palace.

Hancock collapsed with lovesickness, and Grandma Za revealed that Xi Yan was the only one who could cure her. Xi Yan admitted his feelings and asked Hancock to be his woman; after she agreed, she recovered, but Grandma Za stopped Hancock from leaving Amazon Lily with him.

• Belladonna could not identify Hancock’s illness, so Grandma Za tested her reactions and diagnosed fatal lovesickness.
• Hancock’s condition improved when Xi Yan spoke, and Grandma Za explained that he was the heart medicine she needed.
• Xi Yan realized he loved Hancock and asked her to be his woman; Hancock gladly accepted and recovered.
• Sander Sonia and Marguerite welcomed Xi Yan as their brother-in-law, while Grandma Za looked on with relief.
• Hancock asked to leave Amazon Lily with Xi Yan, but Grandma Za interrupted and refused.

Grandma Za warned Hancock that leaving Amazon Lily to join Xi Yan would expose the island to retaliation from the World Government, so Hancock agreed to stay while arranging a way to keep in touch and meet him. After Xi Yan was summoned away, Hancock learned Rayleigh had arrived looking for Xi Yan and Luffy, and went to meet him.

• Grandma Za explained that the World Government could strip Hancock of her Shichibukai title and attack Amazon Lily if she appeared aboard the Straw Hat Pirates' ship, and Xi Yan said he would not abandon the island.
• Hancock agreed not to leave with Xi Yan, and Xi Yan offered to get a White Den Den Mushi so they could speak without being overheard.
• Merry summoned Xi Yan away after Straw Hat woke, and Grandma Za suggested Hancock escort him by ship to the Sabaody Archipelago so they could spend more time together.
• Aini Xida reported that Rayleigh had arrived at Amazon Lily seeking Xi Yan and Luffy, and Hancock ordered him brought in.
• Hancock, Grandma Za, Sander Sonia, and Marguerite headed out to meet Rayleigh.

Rayleigh arrived on Amazon Lily and reunited with Xi Yan, Luffy, and Merry, then questioned whether they should continue toward the Sabaody Archipelago after the Straw Hat Pirates’ near-fatal separation at Kuma’s hands. The chapter left Luffy and Xi Yan confronting that painful memory as Rayleigh pressed them to consider the danger ahead.

• Rayleigh explained to Hancock and Grandma Za that he had guessed Xi Yan and Luffy would return to Amazon Lily because Merry had been absent from the battle at Navy Headquarters.
• Xi Yan told Luffy and Margaret about the battle, and Luffy learned that Shanks had been there while Ace and the others had already returned to the New World.
• Merry suggested leaving for the Sabaody Archipelago, but worried that the changing weather might prevent her Snake Egg from hatching.
• Rayleigh arrived with Grandma Za, reunited with Xi Yan, Luffy, and Merry, and watched Hancock closely as she defended Xi Yan.
• Rayleigh asked whether the group should head to Sabaody and reminded them of the devastating incident in which Kuma had separated the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Luffy remembered watching his partners vanish, Xi Yan recalled how close he had come to dying, and Merry cried as she remembered Nami’s sacrifice.

Rayleigh convinced Luffy and the others to spend two years training before entering the New World, and they devised a newspaper code to tell their partners. Xi Yan then announced he would go to Mary Geoise to attack Celestial Dragons, relying on his immortal body, and claimed he had a way to handle the World Government's response.

• Rayleigh warned Luffy and Xi Yan that they could not protect their partners in the New World without more strength, and Luffy agreed to stop for two years and train.
• Xi Yan and Luffy chose the coded message “3D2Y,” with the three crossed out, to tell their partners through a newspaper that their reunion was postponed for two years.
• Rayleigh suggested visiting Navy Headquarters to attract reporters, but Xi Yan instead announced he would go to Mary Geoise and cause trouble for the Celestial Dragons.
• Hancock opposed Xi Yan's plan, but Xi Yan demonstrated his immortal body by stabbing himself through the heart and healing completely.
• Rayleigh warned that the World Government would hunt Xi Yan after his attack, and Xi Yan said he already had a way to deal with that problem.

Xi Yan promised Hancock he would return alive from Mary Geoise and refused to let her join him, while Luffy prepared to train with Rayleigh. After Merry made them pinky-promise, Hancock wondered whether she and Xi Yan were already married.

• Luffy said he would train with Rayleigh for the next two years, and Xi Yan agreed to pass newspaper information to their partners.
• Hancock asked to accompany Xi Yan, but Xi Yan and Grandma Za refused because Mary Geoise was painful for Hancock and her Shichibukai status could endanger her and Amazon Lily.
• Xi Yan vowed to return alive, and Merry hooked Xi Yan and Hancock's fingers in a pinky promise that left Hancock blushing and steaming.
• Hancock arranged a banquet after Luffy said he was hungry, while Xi Yan took Luffy to find food and scolded him for pulling him along with a rubber arm.
• Rayleigh asked Grandma Za for a place to rest after swimming through the Calm Belt for days, then went with Margaret to a guest room.
• Hancock told Grandma Za she was thinking about married life and asked whether Xi Yan's request for her to become his woman meant they were married, but neither woman knew what counted as marriage.

Sanji learned from the newspaper that Luffy and Xi Yan had gone to Navy Headquarters and tried to get news about them from Ivankov, who refused to trust him because his Wanted Order was a sketch. Sanji decided to win a ship and return to his partners, while Smoothy led the Big Mom Pirates in an assault on an island formerly held by the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Sanji read headlines about Xi Yan and the Pirate Empress, then rushed to meet Ivankov when he heard Ivankov had returned.
• Ivankov arrived with Inazuma and Kuma, and Sanji asked him for news about Luffy and Xi Yan.
• Ivankov checked the Straw Hat Pirates' Wanted Orders but did not recognize Sanji's sketch, so he refused to tell him anything.
• Sanji asked for a ship to return to his partners, and Ivankov challenged him to win one in a duel.
• Sanji confirmed that the newspaper's report about Xi Yan and the Pirate Empress was true and shouted in frustration.
• Smoothy led the Big Mom Pirates in an attack on an island outside Dorachir Island, intending to seize territory once held by the Whitebeard Pirates.

The Five Elders discussed the search for the Blood-Eyed Ninja and the turmoil left by Whitebeard's death, ordering action against potential threats and considering new appointments. They ended by deciding to support Sakazuki as a future Marshal and ensure he survived his injuries.

• Saint Saturn and the other Elders ordered CP0 to search the Four Emperors' territories and Paradise for the Blood-Eyed Ninja, while strengthening the Holy Land's defenses against a possible attack.
• The Elders discussed the Whitebeard Pirates' losses and considered whether Fire Fist Ace could restore the crew's strength, then ordered his assassination.
• Saint Saturn proposed Clown Buggy as a candidate for the vacant Shichibukai position, and Saint Mars agreed to send him an invitation later.
• The Elders learned Sengoku had gone to meet Kong and discussed replacing him with Sakazuki as Fleet Admiral.
• Saint Saturn ordered agents to find Sakazuki and do everything possible to heal his injuries.

Kong told Sengoku that Garp would lose his office but remain in the Marines, then agreed to Sengoku’s resignation as Marine Admiral on the condition that he stay in the Marines. Sengoku recommended Aokiji as his successor and planned to develop Smoker, while he and Kong discussed the mysterious Blood-Eyed Ninja before going to drink together.

• Kong told Sengoku that Garp would be removed from office but could remain in the Marines, and Sengoku thanked him for pleading Garp’s case.
• Sengoku said he was tired and wanted to resign as Marine Admiral, and Kong agreed as long as he continued serving in the Marines.
• Sengoku named Smoker as a promising young Marine who had changed after the war, and Kong urged him to train the young man.
• Sengoku recommended Aokiji as the next Marine Admiral because of his justice, and Kong agreed to pass the recommendation to the Five Elders.
• Kong and Sengoku discussed the Blood-Eyed Ninja’s unknown origins and the World Government’s interest in him, then agreed to share a drink.

After recovering, Xi Yan prepared to leave Amazon Lily to carry out his plan while Rayleigh arranged Luffy’s training on Rusukaina Island. They decided to bring the Thousand Sunny from Sabaody to Amazon Lily and use the Ninth Snake to take Rayleigh and Luffy through the Calm Belt.

• Xi Yan said he would leave without Hancock and planned to catch a Super Sea King for his mission.
• Xi Yan and Rayleigh discussed the danger to the Thousand Sunny, and Merry confirmed she could summon the ship directly.
• Rayleigh chose Rusukaina Island as Luffy’s training ground, while Grandma Za agreed to train Merry herself.
• Xi Yan said he had already said goodbye to Hancock and arranged for Sander Sonia to take Rayleigh and Luffy aboard the Ninth Snake.
• Merry prepared to summon the Thousand Sunny at the harbor, where Grandma Za said shipwrights could watch over it.

Xi Yan arranged for Sander Sonia to take Rayleigh and Luffy to Rusukaina, then set off toward Mary Geoise while preparing a plan to kill Celestial Dragons. He captured two Sea Kings for transport and contacted Shakky, who agreed to help him review his plan before he acted.

• Xi Yan asked Sander Sonia to take Rayleigh and Luffy to Rusukaina Island, and she agreed before he left Amazon Lily.
• Xi Yan controlled a hippo-like Sea King and a ribbonfish-like Sea King, made a temporary home inside the larger one, and set them toward his destination.
• Shakky investigated the sudden disappearance of the Straw Hat Pirates' ship and suspected an Instantaneous Movement Fruit user before Xi Yan called her.
• Xi Yan told Shakky he planned to cause trouble at Mary Geoise and kill Celestial Dragons, and she warned him that powerful Marines might pursue him.
• Xi Yan explained that Merry had summoned the Thousand Sunny away, and Shakky asked him to visit so she could review his plan and provide help.

Xi Yan returned to Sabaody in disguise, learned the World Government had placed huge rewards on information about him and his capture, and reunited with Shakky. He revealed his plans to make trouble in Mary Geoise and use Morgans to send a message to his allies, leaving Shakky ready to help refine the plan before they contacted him.

• Xi Yan used the Transformation Technique to reach Number 41 Tree and overheard bounty hunters say information about the Blood-Eyed Ninja was worth 500 million beli.
• Xi Yan revealed himself to Shakky, who confirmed the World Government had offered 500 million Beli for information about him and 10 billion Beli for his capture.
• Shakky suggested Xi Yan could make a fortune in Mary Geoise, and Xi Yan decided to use his Sealing Technique to take treasure there.
• Xi Yan asked Shakky to find more White Den Den Mushi so he could keep in touch with Hancock, and told her Hancock was already his woman.
• Xi Yan explained that he planned to go to Mary Geoise partly for Hancock and partly to send a message to his partners, then asked Shakky for Morgans's contact information.
• Shakky gave Xi Yan Morgans's Den Den Mushi number but asked him to explain his plan before calling so she could help refine it and persuade Morgans.

Morgans discussed major developments in the New World before Xi Yan contacted him with a plan to attack Mary Geoise and kill Celestial Dragons. Morgans agreed to publish the news from Xi Yan’s photos and prepared newspaper drafts in advance.

• Morgans learned that newspaper sales had tripled and ordered more copies with reports about Gecko Moria and the Whitebeard Pirates’ lost territory.
• Morgans heard that the Blackbeard Pirates had disappeared and that Crocodile had appeared in the New World without making a notable move.
• Xi Yan called Morgans and proposed sending him photos of his planned attack on Mary Geoise and the killing of several Celestial Dragons.
• Morgans agreed to publish the photos, gave Xi Yan his Fax Den Den Mushi number, and promised compensation for the intelligence.
• Morgans began drafting several newspaper editions so they would be ready to publish as soon as Xi Yan’s photos arrived.

Xi Yan left Shakky’s hideout for Mary Geoise, but intercepted a slave-trading ship and rescued two mermaids. He found Camie and Milan in the hold, and Camie mistakenly thought he had been captured too.

• Xi Yan left Shakky with plans to find Fax and Photo Den Den Mushi at Mary Geoise, while Shakky wished him luck.
• Near the port to Mary Geoise, Xi Yan stopped a ship carrying two mermaids and killed its human traffickers.
• Xi Yan hypnotized the captain, Kane, and learned the traffickers captured people for rewards from the Celestial Dragons.
• After the sea beast swallowed Kane, Xi Yan entered the ship’s hold and found Camie and Milan crying over their capture.
• Camie recognized Xi Yan and assumed he had been captured as well.

Xi Yan rescued Camie and Milan, learned that Whitebeard’s death had left Fish-Man Island vulnerable to pirates and human traffickers, and considered how the island might find a new protector. He then disguised himself as a trafficker and reached Mary Geoise, where a guard recognized him as the Blood-Eyed Ninja.

• Xi Yan reunited with Camie and Milan after rescuing them from a sea beast, scolded them for leaving Fish-Man Island, and warned them about the danger of being taken to Mary Geoise.
• Camie and Milan explained that Whitebeard’s death had made the bay near Fish-Man Island dangerous, while Xi Yan considered whether another powerful pirate crew could protect the island.
• Camie and Milan returned to Fish-Man Island, and Xi Yan set sail toward Mary Geoise after restoring his companions’ appearances with transformation techniques.
• Xi Yan arrived at Mary Geoise disguised as Kane and learned from the guards that traffickers had recently captured several members of the Fish-Man Race.
• When a guard led Xi Yan back to the ship to collect his share, Xi Yan told him to look into his eyes, and the guard recognized him as the Blood-Eyed Ninja.

Xi Yan brought Camie and another young mermaid to Saint Maverick, who planned to use them in a cruel competition. After Saint Maverick revealed his intentions, Xi Yan called him vile and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to trap everyone in an illusion.

• Xi Yan brought two mermaids to the Saint Maverick Family’s private room and arranged for the man in a suit to summon Saint Maverick.
• Saint Maverick killed a guard, then rewarded the man in a suit with a Devil Fruit for finding the mermaids.
• Saint Maverick travelled to the holding area and revealed the mermaids, while Xi Yan waited for him.
• Saint Maverick said he would put the mermaids in a pool with piranhas and make them compete against Saint Holtz’s mermaid.
• Xi Yan called Saint Maverick vile, revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, and trapped everyone in an illusion.

Xi Yan looted Saint Maverick’s treasury, found an unidentified Devil Fruit, and prepared for the next stage of his plan. At night, he killed the guards tormenting the slaves and gave a youth a key, offering him a chance at freedom.

• Xi Yan took Saint Maverick to the treasury, collected its valuables, and discovered a Devil Fruit he could not identify or seal in his scroll.
• Xi Yan asked Saint Maverick to find a Devil Fruit Illustrated Handbook, a Photo Den Den Mushi, and a Fax Den Den Mushi, and decided to hide the fruit beneath the Red Line.
• In Mary Geoise’s slave room, guards mocked the slaves’ hope for another Fisher Tiger, and a youth defied them despite their threats.
• A bald guard stabbed the youth, but Xi Yan arrived, killed the guards, and buried their bodies with the Earth Release Technique.
• Xi Yan asked the youth if he wanted to live, then tossed him a key and urged him to stay alive.

The Five Elders debated who should replace Sengoku as Fleet Admiral while Akainu remained unable to heal, then learned that Xi Yan had invaded Mary Geoise and freed the slaves. They ordered the Holy Land’s forces, God’s Knights, and the Marines to confront him, hoping to capture him and study his abilities.

• A CP agent told the Five Elders that Akainu’s wound kept returning and that Sea Stone might kill him, so they delayed choosing a Fleet Admiral for a month or two.
• The Five Elders rejected Aokiji and Borsalino as preferred candidates, but agreed they would appoint Aokiji if Akainu still could not recover.
• The Five Elders examined Xi Yan’s Wanted Order and warned that his spear might suppress their immortality.
• Explosions erupted across Mary Geoise, and a messenger reported that the slaves had revolted, several Celestial Dragons were dead, and their guards had been killed.
• A guard identified Xi Yan as the intruder in the eastern district, and the Five Elders ordered the Taxi Soldiers to crush the revolt without taking prisoners.
• The Five Elders summoned the God’s Knights and requested a Marine Admiral, intending to capture Xi Yan and make him an experimental subject.

The Blood-Eyed Ninja invaded Mary Geoise, killed several Celestial Dragons, and freed the slaves, prompting the Five Elders to summon Borsalino to respond. Sengoku and Garp celebrated the attack until Tsuru arrived and learned what had happened.

• Sengoku and Garp fought over Sengoku’s tea, then laughed about Sengoku’s pending resignation and the Blood-Eyed Ninja’s attack.
• Saint Peter told Sengoku that the Blood-Eyed Ninja had invaded Mary Geoise, killed several Celestial Dragons, and freed the slaves, and ordered Borsalino to go there.
• Sengoku sent Borsalino to the Holy Land, while Garp and Sengoku privately enjoyed the news and resumed brawling until Tsuru broke them up.
• Tsuru asked Garp when he would train Smoker, and Garp said he would begin in half a month.
• Sengoku told Tsuru that Borsalino had gone to support the Holy Land after its invasion, and Tsuru wondered why the attack felt familiar.

Xi Yan sent Morgans photos and information about the destruction in Mary Geoise so the World Economic News Agency could publish the story before the World Government could suppress it. Morgans ordered the newspaper rushed to print while Xi Yan hid boxes and scrolls inside the Red Line.

• Xi Yan chose photos showing himself in Mary Geoise, fleeing slaves, and wrecked buildings, then sent them with a written account through a Fax Den Den Mushi.
• Xi Yan used his Earth Release Technique to hide boxes and scrolls in the lower half of the Red Line.
• Morgans received the photos and recognized that Xi Yan had freed slaves and caused chaos in Mary Geoise.
• Morgans noticed the markings on Xi Yan's arm but set aside the mystery and told Mosel to combine the photos and information with draft number two.
• Morgans ordered Mosel to publish the newspaper by morning and planned to deny knowing the Blood-Eyed Ninja if the World Government questioned him.