Recaps

Jinbe decided to leave Big Mom’s crew and join the Straw Hat Pirates, while Luffy’s group returned after giving the stolen treasure to Big Mom to protect Fish-Man Island. Madame Shyarly let go of her fear of Luffy’s prophecy and recognized Xi Yan from his Wanted Order as the supposedly dead hero of Fish-Man Island.

• The Right Minister served kombu tea as Usopp and the others discussed leaving Fish-Man Island, and Merry comforted the tearful Shirahoshi with a pinky promise.
• Jinbe told Neptune he planned to leave Big Mom’s crew and join the Straw Hat Pirates after settling his obligations, and Neptune suggested Fish-Man Island could seek the Straw Hats’ protection.
• The Right Minister warned Neptune that the Jade Treasure Chest contained a bomb, but Luffy returned and revealed he had given the stolen treasure to Big Mom after she threatened Fish-Man Island.
• Nami beat Luffy, Usopp, Sanji, and Zoro for giving away the treasure, and the group prepared to leave for the New World as Camie and the Mermaid girls went to see them off.
• Madame Shyarly resolved to trust that Luffy would not destroy Fish-Man Island, then recognized Xi Yan in a Wanted Order and called him the island’s hero.

The Straw Hat Pirates left Fish-Man Island after learning that a bomb-filled treasure chest had been sent to Big Mom and receiving a dangerous three-needle Log Pointer. As they set sail for the New World, Smoker intercepted the fleeing pirates and learned that the Straw Hats had defeated Hody Jones, then surrounded the fleet and prepared to use it to draw the crew out.

• The Straw Hat Pirates said farewell to Shirahoshi and Fish-Man Island, while Neptune told Xi Yan that a treasure chest containing a bomb had been sent to Big Mom; Xi Yan urged him not to worry.
• The Left Minister gave Nami a New World Log Pointer and explained that its shaking needles indicated the danger of different islands, but Luffy chose the most dangerous route.
• Shirahoshi followed the Thousand Sunny to promise she would become braver and visit a forest on the surface with the crew someday.
• Smoker encountered pirate ships fleeing Fish-Man Island, defeated one crew, and learned that Hody Jones had enslaved the pirates until the Straw Hat Crew defeated him.
• Smoker recognized the Straw Hat Crew as Hody Jones's conquerors, blanketed the sea in smoke, and attacked the fleeing pirate fleet so he could wait for the Straw Hats to arrive.

The Straw Hats left Fish-Man Island and caught enormous deep-sea fish for a meal, but a legendary White Dragon vortex appeared and began pulling them away. Luffy and Sanji were swept into the current, so Xi Yan went after them while the rest of the crew entered it aboard the Thousand Sunny.

• The crew departed Fish-Man Island, and Xi Yan revealed that Neptune had placed bombs in the treasure sent to Big Mom, prompting the crew to worry about her retaliation.
• Usopp made a giant fishing hook, and Luffy knocked out a strange deep-sea fish before an even larger fish swallowed it; the crew cut meat from the giant fish and stored it in a Sealing Scroll.
• Luffy and Sanji mistook a massive white shape for a sea snake, but Nico Robin identified it as the legendary White Dragon vortex that swept ships into distant waters.
• The vortex pulled Luffy and Sanji away, and Xi Yan sent his real body after them while his clone returned Zoro to the ship.
• Nami ordered the crew to follow, and Xi Yan used Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique to carry the Thousand Sunny into the current.

Xi Yan and the Straw Hat Pirates escaped the White Dragon Current, reached the New World with help from an Island Whale pod, and entered the chaotic Mobe Jemru Sea Area. The chapter left them flying through violent weather after a lightning strike hit the Thousand Sunny.

• Xi Yan rescued Luffy and Sanji from the White Dragon Current, and his Shadow Clone guided the ship clear of it.
• Nami followed a pod of Island Whales toward the rising current, while Brook told them Laboon was alive and sang Binks' Sake for them.
• The Island Whales carried the Thousand Sunny to the New World, where the crew encountered a Marine fleet that Nami identified as a mirage.
• Nami recognized the Mobe Jemru Sea Area as a place of absurd weather, and Xi Yan and Merry protected the ship from giant hail and an avalanche.
• Merry lifted the Thousand Sunny out of a split sea, but Inazuma fell from the sky and struck the ship as the crew tried to fly past the dark clouds.

Nami experimented with her weather powers, creating rideable clouds and trying to influence the sky’s natural clouds. After her control briefly caused Luffy and Chopper to fall into the sea, the crew discovered Merry’s breeze had blown their clouds away and settled down to relax on new ones.

• Merry cooled the crew with a breeze, and Sanji prepared deep-sea fish while Zoro cut it into pieces.
• Nami created clouds that Luffy and Chopper rode, then tried using her power to alter the weather overhead.
• Nami realized she could indirectly control natural clouds, though she still needed practice, and joked about charging for rain in dry places such as Alabasta.
• When Nami dismissed her clouds, Luffy and Chopper fell into the sea, and Zoro rescued them.
• The crew discovered Merry’s breeze had pushed the clouds toward the sea, so Merry kept her wind within a fixed range around the Thousand Sunny.
• Nami made more clouds, and the crew relaxed on them while enjoying the sun and breeze.

The Straw Hat Pirates discovered Lili, a tiny Giant Clan member with the Mini Fruit, after she stole their food. Lili revealed that the Marines were escorting her father, pirate chef Panz Fry, toward the Mobe Jemru Sea Area, and the crew agreed to help rescue him before he reached the Underwater Great Prison.

• Sanji and the crew found their food and supplies disappearing, then Xi Yan revealed that the culprit was a tiny person hiding in Brook’s pocket.
• Lili grew into a Giant Clan-sized fighter, but Perona subdued her with Negative Ghosts; Lili explained that she had eaten the Mini Fruit and could shift among three sizes.
• Lili introduced herself as Panz Fry’s daughter and explained that her father, a 320-million-Beli pirate chef known for feeding the hungry, had been captured by the Marines.
• Lili told the Straw Hat Pirates that her father had not yet reached the Underwater Great Prison and that the Marine escort would soon pass through the Mobe Jemru Sea Area.
• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates agreed to help Lili rescue Panz Fry, with Luffy eager to taste his Volcano Cuisine.

The Straw Hat Pirates found Lili’s father, Panz Fry, being transported by four Marine warships and prepared a rescue under cover of thick fog. As the Marines were overwhelmed by the crew’s supernatural attacks, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji moved into position to free him.

• Xi Yan spotted the warships and identified Lili’s father on a raft, while the crew noticed Vice Admiral Momonga was aboard and wondered why the Marines had chosen such a dangerous route.
• Nami devised a plan to destroy the chains binding Panz Fry and carry him back to the ship, assigning the crew roles in a coordinated rescue.
• Momonga questioned Panz Fry, who explained that he had stolen food meant for starving islanders after World Government officials took their supplies; Momonga blamed pirates for the islands’ hardship.
• Merry carried the crew toward the warships through the fog, and Lili revealed that her father had been childhood friends with Dorry and Brogy.
• Perona, Brook, Robin, and Usopp launched their feint, terrifying and incapacitating the Marines as Merry prepared to send Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji down to free Panz Fry.

The Straw Hat Crew rescued Panz Fry from Vice Admiral Momonga, but Merry’s powerful attacks drew the attention of Xiu Zuo and the New Navy. The crew escaped aboard the Thousand Sunny after Usopp discarded a Vivre Card planted on their raft, while Xiu Zuo stayed behind to fight Momonga.

• Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Merry freed Panz Fry from the Navy warship, and Lili reunited with her father.
• Merry blasted holes through the warship and the sea with her wind abilities, then carried the crew and Panz Fry away as torpedoes struck the ship.
• Xiu Zuo confronted the Straw Hat Crew, revealed he belonged to the New Navy, and tried to attack them, but Merry helped the crew escape.
• Xiu Zuo told Vice Admiral Momonga that the New Navy followed Teacher Z and intended to exterminate pirates, then attacked the Marines.
• The crew returned to the Thousand Sunny, where Usopp found and threw away a dagger carrying a Vivre Card that Xiu Zuo had planted to track them.
• Xiu Zuo abandoned the chase and resumed fighting Vice Admiral Momonga, who recognized the Vivre Card tracking method.

The Straw Hat Pirates escaped the strange sea and Xi Yan healed the injured giant Panz Fry, revealing that he was still alive despite the World Government’s report of his death. The group reached a volcanic island, where Panz Fry cooked a feast to celebrate their entry into the New World.

• Chopper confirmed that Panz Fry would recover with rest, while Lili revealed she had gathered ingredients from the wreckage and Panz Fry insisted on cooking for the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Xi Yan introduced himself to Panz Fry and Lili, who recognized him as the Blood-Eyed Ninja; he explained that he had faked his death and asked them to keep his survival secret.
• Xi Yan used Medical Ninjutsu to heal Panz Fry, and Franky modified Panz Fry's raft with a sail.
• The Straw Hat Pirates found a volcanic island, and Xi Yan caught a gigantic pig-headed sea beast for the meal.
• Lili received Xi Yan's autograph while Sanji and Zoro fought as usual, and Panz Fry prepared Volcano grilled meat and Thousand-portion Rice.
• The Straw Hat Pirates and Panz Fry shared a feast and toasted their entry into the New World.

The Straw Hat Pirates approached Punk Hazard, an island with no magnetic field surrounded by flames, and answered a distress call reporting that a samurai had killed people there. Luffy chose to investigate with a small group, while Vergo learned of the Straw Hats’ presence and ordered his Marines to head for the island.

• The crew spotted Punk Hazard beyond a sea of flames, and Luffy insisted on landing despite Nami warning that the island had no magnetic field.
• Luffy answered a crying Den Den Mushi and heard a terrified man report that a samurai had killed his companions before the call abruptly ended.
• Nico Robin warned the crew that the distress call could be a Navy trap, but Luffy decided to go to Punk Hazard and rescue the caller.
• Nami drew lots to choose Luffy’s companions, and Xi Yan, Nico Robin, Zoro, Merry, and Usopp were selected to go with him.
• Vergo learned through a wiretapping Den Den Mushi that the Straw Hat Pirates were near Punk Hazard and ordered his G5 Marines to change course toward the island.

Luffy, Xi Yan, and the others reached Punk Hazard and entered the island after Zoro cut through its gate, finding ruins and signs that a catastrophic event had disrupted its magnetic field. While they explored the burning island, gas incapacitated Nami, Chopper, Perona, and the rest of the crew aboard the Thousand Sunny, and Sanji was captured with them.

• Sanji gave Luffy and the others shellfish bentos, and Merry carried the group through the air toward the flame-surrounded island while they ate.
• Usopp tried to avoid landing, but Xi Yan joked about curing his island-going illness by roasting him, and Usopp pretended to recover.
• At Punk Hazard's forbidden Great Gate, Luffy insisted on exploring and Zoro cut the steel entrance open; the group found ruined buildings and discussed the island's missing magnetic field and the emergency caller's claim that he was cold.
• Back aboard the Thousand Sunny, Nami noticed distant clouds that suggested an extremely cold area near the burning island, while Sanji prepared cold drinks and food for the crew.
• Strange gas drifted over the Sunny and knocked Nami, Chopper, Perona, and the others unconscious; men in protective suits appeared and planned to take them to their master.
• Sanji recognized the gas as an anesthetic and tried to contact Xi Yan, but he collapsed before reaching the Den Den Mushi, and the suited men declared the pirates captured.

The Straw Hats encountered a giant dragon on Punk Hazard, which breathed fire and appeared able to speak and use dragon magic. After Merry blocked its flames with a Wind Barrier, the dragon stared at her in confusion.

• Merry sensed a beast nearby, and the crew discovered a giant red dragon among the rocks.
• Xi Yan determined the dragon was not a Devil Fruit User, while Luffy claimed it had spoken, though the others initially heard only a roar.
• Xi Yan pulled Luffy out of the dragon’s bite, and the dragon blasted the crew with flames before Zoro and Merry counterattacked.
• Zoro struck the dragon’s fangs, and Merry knocked it down with Wind Impact before it took flight and spoke again.
• The dragon asked whether the crew were Shichibukai accomplices, and Merry blocked its next fiery breath with a Wind Barrier.

Xi Yan used his Wood Dragon to knock the giant dragon from the sky and break its wings, allowing Zoro to kill it with a single sword strike. As the crew considered eating the dragon, they discovered Kin'emon's living lower body embedded in its back, and after Luffy pulled it free, it moved on its own.

• Luffy worried about the heat, and Zoro asked the others to help bring the giant dragon within reach so he could cut it down.
• Xi Yan summoned a Wood Dragon, which struck the giant dragon with its tail, broke its wings, and sent it crashing into a pit.
• The dragon blasted fire at Zoro, but he dodged; when it emerged from the pit, Zoro killed it with Death Lion Song.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Merry wanted to eat the dragon, and Xi Yan said he would test the meat first because his immortal body could withstand any problem.
• Zoro spotted a talking lower body embedded in the dragon, and Luffy pulled it free, making the crew think he had torn it apart.
• Kin'emon's lower body moved and shouted that it had finally broken free of its restraint.

Xi Yan and the Straw Hats discovered Kin'emon's independently moving lower body, which was searching for a Shichibukai, while Luffy chased after it hoping to recruit him. The crew prepared the Giant Dragon for a feast, and Luffy's pursuit ended with him accidentally striking Kin'emon's upper body in a painful spot.

• Usopp and the others mistook Kin'emon's lower body for a monster or zombie before Xi Yan recognized that it sensed them with Observation Haki.
• Kin'emon's lower body ran off in search of a Shichibukai, and Luffy chased after it while Usopp complained that Luffy would try to recruit it.
• Xi Yan used a Wood Human to drain the Giant Dragon's blood, processed its organs and meat, and stored the extra portions in Sealing Scrolls.
• Xi Yan grilled dragon meat with help from Merry, whose Wind ability spread seasonings and carried the aroma toward Luffy.
• Luffy tried to catch Kin'emon's lower body, dodged its escape attempts, and then rushed into it, striking Kin'emon's weak spot and making him cry out that it had broken.

Luffy and Xi Yan ate dragon meat while Luffy kept Kin'emon's lower body attached to his back. Meanwhile, Caesar's men held Nami and the others in the laboratory, where the crew awoke and discovered Kin'emon's talking head among them.

• Xi Yan confirmed the dragon meat was safe, and Luffy eagerly ate it while joking that Kin'emon's lower body made him a centaur.
• Caesar inspected the captured crew, took an interest in Franky's cyborg body, and ordered his men to search for the missing boy Peach.
• Sanji, Nami, Perona, Chopper, and Franky awoke in a steel cell and realized they had been captured with hypnotic gas; they noticed Brook was missing.
• The crew speculated about their captors and tried to understand why they had not been handcuffed, while Chopper worried they might be sold as slaves.
• Kin'emon's talking head revealed itself in the cell, and the crew questioned what it was before he insisted that he was a living person.

Nami and the Straw Hat Pirates escaped their sealed room on the winter side of the island with Kin'emon, a samurai searching for his son. They fled after Nami struck down their pursuers with lightning, leaving them to continue searching for Xi Yan and the others.

• Franky, Nami, Perona, and Sanji reassembled Kin'emon's severed head, and Perona used her Negative Ghost to silence him when he made an insulting remark about women.
• Kin'emon told the pirates that a Shichibukai had cut him apart, and Nami realized he was on the island's winter side, opposite the fiery region where Luffy and the others had been taken.
• Perona passed through the sealed Great Gate, found its switch, and opened it so the group could escape.
• Sanji restored Kin'emon's head and learned that he was a Wano Country samurai searching for his son, Momonosuke; Kin'emon agreed to leave with them despite hating pirates.
• Nami led the group away as pursuers arrived and used the Clima-Tact to knock them down with lightning.

Brook woke up on Ice Island while Xi Yan and the others discovered the island’s fire-and-ice divide and headed across the river. After Monet fled and the crew met Leopard Leg Man, Brook reported that Nami and the others had disappeared, leaving the crew to hurry toward the huge building on Ice Island to rescue them.

• Brook woke up among people in protective suits, fought them after they raised their guns, and realized he had lost his chance to ask where he was.
• Zoro found Ice Island across the river, and Luffy, Xi Yan, Merry, Nico Robin, and the others decided to cross while Usopp worried about the cold.
• Usopp spotted Monet flying toward Ice Island, and Xi Yan confirmed she was a winged woman before the crew continued onward.
• Luffy met Leopard Leg Man, who mistook Kin'emon's speaking lower half for an unusual leg, while Xi Yan suspected the World Government had created or captured the centaurs.
• Brook called Xi Yan and said Nami and the others were missing; he had knocked out the people in protective suits before questioning them.
• Brook confirmed he was on Ice Island and spotted a huge building nearby, so Xi Yan and the others set out to reach him and find their missing companions.

Xi Yan and the Straw Hats questioned a captured island guard and learned that their companions had likely been taken to a base on Punk Hazard for experiments. They set off to rescue them, leaving the guard buried underground as they headed toward the Ice Island.

• Luffy defeated Leopard Leg Man, and Xi Yan stopped Giraffe Leg Man before he could attack the crew.
• Xi Yan used his Sharingan to question Giraffe Leg Man, who said his companions often captured pirates with hypnotic gas and brought them to a base on Punk Hazard.
• Giraffe Leg Man explained that his master had modified his legs, that the island’s fire and ice regions might have resulted from an experiment incident, and that captured pirates were held in steel cells.
• Xi Yan learned that the base and docking port were on the island’s front side, while Giraffe Leg Man knew nothing about a Shichibukai there.
• Luffy and the others set off to rescue Nami and the rest of their companions, and Xi Yan buried Giraffe Leg Man underground before following them.

Vergo brought G5 Marines to Punk Hazard to protect Caesar and capture the Straw Hat Crew, while explaining how Sakazuki and Aokiji’s duel had permanently divided the island into ice and fire. Meanwhile, Xi Yan’s group flew toward Ice Island to rescue their captured crewmates.

• Vergo told Caesar that he had brought most of G5 Branch, agreed to provide the Marines as experimental subjects, and arranged to take Law’s heart for safekeeping.
• Caesar learned that the captured Straw Hat members had escaped and ordered more men to pursue them with Seastone equipment after hearing about Nami’s lightning clouds and Perona’s ghosts.
• Vergo reassured the uneasy Marines that Punk Hazard’s poison had mostly dissipated and said Sakazuki and Aokiji’s ten-day duel had created the island’s opposing climates.
• Vergo guided the G5 ship through the icebergs by directing the Marines to blast open a hidden waterway.
• Xi Yan, Usopp, Nico Robin, Zoro, Luffy, and Merry decided against swimming across the freezing river, and Merry used the Power of Wind to carry them toward Ice Island.

Xi Yan and the Straw Hat Pirates defeated Tea Beard’s centaur patrol and forced him to carry them toward the experimental base. As Brook rejoined them, Xi Yan learned that a Shichibukai was there and Tea Beard explained that his master had saved his life after Hawkins cut off his legs.

• Merry flew Xi Yan and the others toward Tea Beard’s group, whose cannonballs Merry destroyed with a gust of wind.
• Tea Beard recognized Luffy’s 500 million Beli bounty and fled, but Xi Yan and the others defeated the patrol and forced Tea Beard to surrender.
• Luffy decided Tea Beard would carry them toward their captured companions, and Brook joined the group on the way.
• Xi Yan reassured Merry that Nami and the others were probably warm inside the experimental base, after Tea Beard accidentally confirmed its temperature was not low.
• Xi Yan revealed that he knew about Tea Beard’s scientist master and a Shichibukai at the base, and Tea Beard said Hawkins had cut off his legs before his master rescued him.

Nami and the others discovered that the children in the nursery were being held there under the pretense of illness, and the children begged them to take them home. Although Sanji urged the group to escape and regroup with Luffy, Nami and Perona chose to stay and help the children.

• Tea Beard told Luffy's group that Akainu and Aokiji's battle had permanently altered Punk Hazard's climate, and Xi Yan explained that Devil Fruit Awakening could change the environment.
• Nami's group met children of various sizes in a nursery, where the children happily played with Franky, Chopper, Perona, and Nami.
• Kin'emon frightened the children by shouting for Momonosuke, while pursuers arrived and prepared to drive the Straw Hat Pirates out of the nursery.
• Mocha and the other children begged Nami's group to save them, revealing that they had been kept on the island for years and wanted to see their parents.
• Nami and Perona decided to stay and help the children despite Sanji's warnings that the group should escape and regroup with Luffy.

Nami, Perona, Sanji, Franky, and Chopper fought their way through a facility and escorted the children toward its exit, where they encountered Law and G5 Marines. Law then used his Devil Fruit ability to disable the Marines and prevent them from reporting what had happened.

• Nami formed a Cloud Wall to block bullets while Perona blasted the pursuers with Exploding Ghosts, and Sanji and Franky defeated the attackers.
• Sanji and Franky stayed behind as Chopper escorted Nami, Perona, and the children through the facility; the group realized the children had been taken from their parents under false pretenses.
• Perona sent ghosts to find the exit and discovered a room containing people frozen in ice before guiding the group to the Great Gate.
• Sanji and the others caught up, and Chopper kicked open the gate, revealing Law and a group of G5 Marines; Nami mistook Law for the person who had kidnapped the children and led everyone away.
• Law used ROOM and Tact to lift the Marines' warship, sliced the Marines apart without killing them, and took their Den Den Mushi so they could not report the events.

Xi Yan and the others found Trafalgar Law amid the Navy wreckage, and Law directed Luffy toward the research institute to reunite with his partners. Behind the facility, Kin'emon used his Devil Fruit power to give everyone warm clothes, was beaten for delaying, and the Straw Hats finally reached Nami's group.

• Xi Yan and the others spotted wrecked Navy warships and wondered why the Marines were at the facility.
• Luffy recognized Trafalgar Law, who told him Nami and the others were behind the research institute.
• Xi Yan suspected Law was hiding something, but the group continued toward the research institute to find their partners.
• Kin'emon used his power to create cotton clothes for Nami, Chopper, Franky, Perona, and the others who were freezing.
• Franky and Nami beat Kin'emon after he admitted he had delayed because he wanted to keep seeing their swimsuits.
• Luffy and the others arrived, and Nami's group recognized his voice with relief.

After Trafalgar Law swapped the crew’s souls, Xi Yan learned that Devil Fruit powers remained tied to their users’ bodies rather than their souls. Perona used Nami’s body and Cloud Cloud Fruit to fly, leaving Nami eager to try flying with Perona’s body.

• The crew took shelter in a ruined experimental facility, and Kin'emon rejoiced when his lower body was restored while Luffy mourned the loss of his imagined Foot Maru.
• Nami explained that Trafalgar Law had swapped the crew’s souls, and the group identified who was occupying Franky, Chopper, Sanji, Nami, and Perona’s bodies.
• Xi Yan theorized that Devil Fruit powers belonged to the body, and Perona tested the idea by turning her arm into a cloud.
• Perona used the Cloud Cloud Fruit to fly, and Nami asked how she had done it.
• Xi Yan suggested that Nami try flying with Perona’s body, and Nami eagerly decided to attempt it.

The Straw Hat Pirates discussed Nami using Perona’s body and discovered that Haki remained usable after a soul swap. Kin'emon explained how he had been cut apart and began arguing with Tea Beard about the children and his missing son.

• Perona explained that mastering the Spirit-Spirit Fruit’s ghost ability took time, while Nami used a Negative Ghost on Xi Yan and her borrowed body’s muscle memory punched Brook.
• Nami knocked Luffy down and demanded that he help restore everyone’s bodies, while Xi Yan explained that Haki could persist because it came from the soul.
• Kin'emon recounted being cut into pieces by a Shichibukai, and Tea Beard told him the Blood-Eyed Ninja had died after attacking Mary Geoise.
• Kin'emon said Wano Country had ninja and revealed that he had slashed Tea Beard’s subordinate while searching for his son.
• Tea Beard said the children were at the facility for treatment, and Kin'emon accused him of taking his son.