Recaps

Law and the Straw Hat Crew reached Dressrosa disguised themselves, and planned how to destroy the SMILE Factory while escorting Caesar to Green Bit. The group set off into enemy territory, with Law warning Nami to flee to Zou if anything went wrong.

• Law and the crew spotted Dressrosa's coast, disguised themselves with Kin'emon's ability, and Nami punched him for suggesting revealing outfits for the women.
• Merry pushed the ship to shore, and Luffy and Franky excitedly announced their plans while Usopp worried about entering Doflamingo's territory.
• Law warned the crew to stay alert, explained the Factory and Green Bit routes using a rough map, and told Nami to head to Zou if the plan went wrong.
• Law assigned one team to destroy the Factory and another to escort Caesar across Dressrosa to Green Bit because ships could not reach it.
• Caesar complained about his safety, and Nami punched him twice to make him stop talking.

Xi Yan warned Nami’s group to guard their ship while he investigated Doflamingo’s plans and contacted Ace and Marco. He suspected Doflamingo was targeting them and might bargain with the Marines to regain his Shichibukai title by capturing Ace.

• Law warned Nami to protect the Thousand Sunny from Doflamingo’s attacks, and Nami agreed to keep watch with Brook and Chopper.
• Luffy, Sanji, and the others disappeared from the coast, so Xi Yan headed toward town while Nami moved the ship offshore with Brook and Chopper.
• Xi Yan called Marco and learned Doflamingo planned a tournament offering Jozu’s Devil Fruit as its prize; Ace and Marco intended to go to Dressrosa and take it back.
• Xi Yan told Ace and Marco that Doflamingo might be plotting against their group and could join forces with the Marines.
• Xi Yan suggested Doflamingo might trade Ace to the World Government to regain his Shichibukai title, and Vista recognized the possibility.

Xi Yan and the Spade Pirates learned that Doflamingo might be working with the Marines to lure them into a trap in Dressrosa, while the Big Mom Pirates also sought the Diamond Fruit. Ace decided to draw Katakuri and the Marines away so Xi Yan’s crew could secure the fruit for Luffy, and set out to confront the Big Mom Pirates.

• Xi Yan explained that Doflamingo might have resigned from the Shichibukai for real while secretly arranging with the Marines to capture Ace and regain his position.
• Ace and his crew learned that Katakuri and Smoothie had arrived aboard a ship of the Big Mom Pirates to pursue the Diamond Fruit.
• Ace decided not to take his crew to Dressrosa, fearing a battle there would expose both pirate crews to a Marine ambush.
• Ace asked Xi Yan to help secure the Diamond Fruit for Luffy while the Spade Pirates drew Katakuri and the Marines away.
• Ace led the Spade Pirates toward a nearby island to confront Katakuri and the Big Mom Pirates.

Doflamingo prepared to use the Fighting Competition and the Diamond Fruit to lure Straw Hat and Fire Fist Ace into a trap, confident that the Marines and the Donquixote Family could capture them. He assigned Diamante to handle the Devil Fruit and considered how to exploit any Four Emperors crews that arrived.

• Baby-5 told Doflamingo that the Straw Hat Pirates' ship had appeared near Dressrosa, and he decided not to pursue them because he wanted them to stay.
• Doflamingo explained that the Factory was safe for now and ordered Baby-5 to spread news about the Fighting Competition and the Diamond Fruit.
• Doflamingo met with Diamante, Pica, and Trebol, then gave Diamante the Devil Fruit and assigned him to draw Straw Hat into the competition.
• Doflamingo said the Marines would help capture Fire Fist Ace if he entered the competition or revealed himself, and Diamante agreed to assist.
• Doflamingo said that if crews from the other Four Emperors arrived, he would use them to weaken the Spade Pirates.

Xi Yan told Luffy and the others that Doflamingo might use the Diamond Fruit to lure Ace into a trap with the Navy, while the Big Mom Pirates were also pursuing the fruit. Xi Yan had agreed to help Ace seize it, and the group prepared to gather information in Dressrosa while worrying that the Marines might be targeting them too.

• Xi Yan told Luffy and the others that Doflamingo might be working with the Navy to capture Ace using the Diamond Fruit as bait.
• Xi Yan explained that Ace had encountered the Big Mom Pirates at sea and planned to stop Katakuri’s group from reaching Dressrosa.
• Xi Yan revealed that Ace had asked him to help seize the Diamond Fruit, and Luffy immediately agreed to help.
• Xi Yan said he would look for information about the fruit once they entered Dressrosa.
• Franky and Sanji warned that the Marines might remain in Dressrosa and could be targeting the Straw Hat Pirates as well.

Xi Yan and the Straw Hat Pirates planned to destroy Doflamingo’s Factory and seize a Devil Fruit while staying hidden, then entered Dressrosa disguised to find food. They encountered living toys and realized something about the country was unsettling, but the Toy Soldier could not reveal the truth.

• Xi Yan concluded Doflamingo was targeting Ace and warned the group that Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates might also attract the World Government’s attention.
• The group decided to stick to their plan, destroy the Factory, and take the Devil Fruit, while Xi Yan promised to keep Luffy from acting recklessly.
• Xi Yan agreed that the group could eat in town while disguised, but told Merry not to fly; Perona carried her instead.
• The group entered Dressrosa and saw a talking doll chase a dog to reclaim its arm.
• A Toy Soldier introduced himself, and the group noticed toys living alongside humans; the Toy Soldier silently lamented that a contract prevented him from revealing the country’s truth.

Xi Yan and the others explored Dressrosa, learned about the country’s jealous women, and stopped at a restaurant while Xi Yan sent clones to gather information. They encountered the powerful blind Fujitora, then debated the country’s reaction to the King’s abdication as they waited for their food.

• Merry admired the toys, but the Toy Soldier said they could not be sold to outsiders and warned the group about women who stabbed unfaithful men.
• Xi Yan and Perona stopped Zoro and Sanji from fighting, then Luffy led the group to a restaurant after smelling meat.
• Xi Yan and Zoro noticed Fujitora’s strength as he asked them where to find a casino, then left him alone when he showed no hostility.
• At the restaurant, Merry said they had ordered every dish, while Kin'emon worried that eating would delay their mission to rescue Kanjuro.
• Xi Yan reassured Kin'emon that his clones were gathering information, and the group wondered why the people seemed calm after the King announced his abdication.
• Luffy tried to ask a nearby diner about the abdication, but Sanji kicked him and told him to stay quiet.

The Straw Hat Pirates ate in Dressrosa and learned about the country’s Fairy legends while Xi Yan noticed Fujitora at a roulette table. When the Donquixote Family’s manager tried to cheat Fujitora after his winning streak, Luffy intervened, and Fujitora tripped the manager as the crowd turned on them.

• Luffy stopped asking locals about the Straw Hats after Sanji warned that they could expose themselves, and the group settled down to eat.
• A robot told Sanji and the others about Dressrosa’s centuries-old legends of Fairies, whom people believed were Guardian Gods.
• Xi Yan spotted Fujitora winning repeatedly at roulette and guessed that the casino manager would intervene.
• The manager challenged Fujitora to a private match, but Luffy pointed out that Fujitora had won and accused the manager of lying about the result.
• The Donquixote Family’s men charged at Luffy, and Fujitora tripped the manager with his Cane Sword as the crowd threatened him.

Fujitora defeated the shop manager’s men with his gravity power, then left without revealing his identity to Luffy and the others. After several people discovered their belongings were missing, a Toy Man blamed invisible Fairies, prompting Xi Yan to send Perona’s ghosts to search for them and Zoro’s stolen Shusui.

• Fujitora used his Cane Sword and gravity to crush the manager’s men into a hole, then offered to compensate the shopkeeper for the damage.
• The shopkeeper recognized Fujitora as Marine Admiral Fujitora Issho, but Fujitora left before he could reveal the identity to the others.
• After people discovered their valuables were missing, Zoro found that Shusui was gone, and a Toy Man said Fairies had stolen the belongings.
• The Toy Man explained that Dressrosa’s invisible Fairies were treated as guardian gods whose pranks people tolerated, while Zoro and Kin'emon argued over Shusui.
• Xi Yan asked Perona to send her ghosts to search for the Fairy, and Franky worried that using them might expose the group.

Zoro and the others chased a fairy that had stolen his swords while Xi Yan and the rest stayed behind to pursue their plans in Dressrosa. Xi Yan identified the blind swordsman as Marine Admiral Fujitora Issho, and the group learned that the captured Donquixote Family manager knew little about the samurai or the SMILE Factory.

• Zoro spotted the fairy escaping with his swords and charged after it, followed by Perona, Kin'emon, and Sanji.
• Franky stopped Luffy from joining the chase, and Xi Yan asked the shopkeeper what the blind man’s note had said; the shopkeeper revealed that the man was an important Marine.
• Xi Yan concluded that the blind swordsman was likely Marine Admiral Fujitora Issho, shocking Luffy, Franky, and Merry.
• Franky, Luffy, and Xi Yan took a Donquixote Family manager to an alley and questioned him about the samurai and the SMILE Factory.
• Xi Yan confirmed that the manager was telling the truth when he said he did not know where the samurai was or where the factory was.

Luffy and his companions learned that the Diamond Fruit was the prize in Dressrosa’s Bullfighting Arena, while the manager revealed that Doflamingo had deliberately instructed his men to direct unfamiliar visitors there. The manager discovered Xi Yan was alive and tried to escape, but Xi Yan subdued him and questioned him, leaving the group to decide how to pursue the fruit without walking blindly into a trap.

• The manager told Luffy and Franky that the Diamond Fruit was the prize at the Bullfighting Arena, where Doflamingo’s officers would also be present.
• The manager recognized Xi Yan as the supposedly dead Blood-Eyed Ninja and tried to flee, but Merry pinned him down and muffled his cries for help.
• Xi Yan used his eyes to make the manager answer questions, confirming that he did not know where the samurai or the SMILE Factory was and only suspected the Diamond Fruit was in the Colosseum.
• Luffy decided he wanted to enter the Colosseum and win the fruit for Ace, while Merry warned that the arena could be a trap.
• Xi Yan learned that Doflamingo had ordered his men to steer unfamiliar visitors toward the Colosseum and reveal the fruit’s connection to Ace.

Xi Yan and the others learned that Doflamingo had arranged a trap in Dressrosa, but they decided to continue their plan to claim the Diamond Fruit. After suspecting that Fujitora had identified them, Xi Yan buried the manager and prepared to enter the Fighting Arena with Luffy.

• Xi Yan explained that Doflamingo would profit whether the Straw Hat Pirates or the Spade Pirates came to Dressrosa, and the group agreed to proceed despite the trap.
• The manager said Doflamingo’s superiors had told him not to fear the Marines, leading Franky to suspect that Doflamingo had reached an agreement with them.
• Xi Yan reasoned that Fujitora might have discovered their identities, and the group considered whether he had special Observation Haki or had recognized Zoro’s three swords.
• The group chose to continue the plan because Robin and Usopp had already set out, and Xi Yan buried the manager after deciding he knew too much.
• Luffy insisted on entering the Fighting Arena, and Xi Yan decided to go with him to monitor him and search for the Diamond Fruit.

Xi Yan suspected that the Marines might be waiting for the Straw Hat Pirates and Doflamingo to weaken each other, so he and Luffy proceeded with their plan while Franky and Merry searched for the Factory. Meanwhile, Zoro and Perona continued looking for his stolen sword, and Sanji unexpectedly reunited with Violet, who embraced him while seeking help.

• Xi Yan proposed that the Marines might be planning to capture Doflamingo after letting him fight the Straw Hat Pirates, and Franky agreed that the theory gave them room to act.
• Xi Yan and Luffy headed to the Bullfighting Arena to find the Diamond Fruit while Franky and Merry set out with Xi Yan's clone to locate and destroy the Factory.
• Zoro and Perona lost the fairy while pursuing Zoro's stolen sword, and Sanji stopped to watch Violet dance before losing track of them.
• After Violet disappeared, Sanji wandered into an alley full of couples and then decided to look for Kin'emon.
• Violet emerged through a back door, recognized Sanji, and suddenly embraced him while asking him to hold her tightly.

Sanji helped Violet escape the guards and agreed to help her kill the man she hated, while Xi Yan continued investigating Dressrosa. Zoro and Perona searched for Shusui as Kin'emon stopped at a fruit stand and tried to impress its shopkeeper.

• Sanji rescued Violet from pursuing guards, and Violet claimed she had killed a man after a breakup.
• Violet asked Sanji to take her to a neighboring town and help her kill someone; Sanji agreed and brought her to a restaurant.
• Xi Yan's clone spotted Sanji with Violet, then Xi Yan continued searching for the Factory and the Diamond Fruit.
• Zoro and Perona argued over their search for Shusui before following its presence west.
• Xi Yan complained that the Straw Hat Pirates depended on him and wondered where Kin'emon had gone.
• Kin'emon tried to buy fruit from a flirtatious shopkeeper, who lost interest when he offered only one thousand Beli.

Law’s group learned that Fujitora had arrived in Dressrosa, likely to capture Fire Fist Ace and the Spade Pirates under an arrangement with Doflamingo. After Xi Yan explained that Luffy had already drawn attention on enemy territory, Law angrily accepted that he had to keep cooperating with the Straw Hat Crew.

• Xi Yan called Law and reported that he suspected a Marine Admiral, Fujitora, was in Dressrosa.
• Law knocked out Caesar so Xi Yan could share information privately, then learned that Ace and the Spade Pirates were likely connected to Fujitora’s mission.
• Xi Yan explained that Doflamingo might be working with the Marines to capture Ace, though the Straw Hat Pirates could also become targets.
• Xi Yan recounted how Fujitora had recognized him and what had happened while the group was eating.
• Law learned that Luffy had risked exposing the Straw Hat group on Doflamingo’s turf and erupted in anger.
• Usopp reminded Law that he had warned him about teaming up with Luffy, but Law resigned himself to continuing the alliance.

Xi Yan, Law, Usopp, and Nico Robin discussed why Fujitora had spared them and concluded that the Marines might be waiting for the pirates and Doflamingo to weaken each other. Law decided they had to continue the plan despite the danger, while Xi Yan warned that the Marines might also suspect Law of planning to give up his Shichibukai title.

• Xi Yan suggested Fujitora might be targeting Doflamingo as well as the pirates, and Nico Robin explained that the Marines could be waiting to capture both sides after a fight.
• Usopp urged the group to abandon the plan, but Law chose to continue because it was his chance for revenge and abandoning Dressrosa could let Doflamingo join forces with Kaido.
• Law explained that Doflamingo could not demand the Marines' support until he captured Fire Fist Ace or Straw Hat Leader, and Nico Robin described the Marines' presence as supervision and a safeguard.
• Xi Yan agreed that they had no choice but to continue, citing his promise to help Ace obtain the Devil Fruit.
• Xi Yan warned Law that the Marines might suspect him of planning to give up his Shichibukai title because their alliance had appeared in the newspapers.
• Law asked Xi Yan whether he knew where the Spade Pirates were.

Xi Yan told Law that Ace and the Spade Pirates were holding off the Big Mom Pirates and drawing the Marines away from Dressrosa, so Law agreed to continue the plan. Law, Nico Robin, and Usopp then took Caesar to a café near Broken Bridge to investigate Green Bit, where they learned that powerful Fighting Fish made crossing the bridge dangerous.

• Xi Yan revealed that Ace had entrusted the Straw Hat Pirates with seizing the Diamond Fruit while the Spade Pirates distracted the Big Mom Pirates, and Law admitted his personal history with Doflamingo.
• Xi Yan explained that the Marines were targeting Ace and would likely pursue him instead of remaining in Dressrosa, and Law agreed to continue the plan to destroy the Factory.
• Law woke Caesar, warned him to behave because Law held his heart, and set out with Nico Robin and Usopp to gather information near Broken Bridge.
• At a café, the group learned from a shop assistant that Fighting Fish around Green Bit could overturn ships and might threaten the bridge as well.
• Usopp and Caesar urged Law to change the exchange location because crossing the bridge could be too dangerous.

Law refused to change the meeting place at Green Bit after spotting CP0 agents in Dressrosa, while Luffy and Xi Yan arrived at the Colosseum and decided to enter the tournament. The chapter left them facing warnings from the registration staff and spectators about the danger of competing for the Diamond Fruit.

• Law insisted that the group keep the Green Bit meeting location and wait until CP0 had gone farther away.
• Nico Robin identified the agents as CP0, and Law and Nico Robin suspected they had come to assist the Marines.
• Luffy, Franky, Xi Yan, and Merry reached the Colosseum, where Kyros evaded guards by entering the arena under Dressrosa's rules.
• Xi Yan wondered whether the toys in Dressrosa were created by a Devil Fruit ability and considered how rebellious toys could exist.
• Luffy and Xi Yan registered for the duel tournament, ignoring Kyros's and the spectators' warnings that they could be killed.

Xi Yan and Luffy entered Dressrosa’s Fighting Arena under false names to compete for the Diamond Fruit while Franky and Merry searched for the Factory. Their attempt to stay unnoticed ended when Luffy swiftly defeated Sparta after the gladiator attacked them.

• Franky warned Xi Yan and Luffy to conceal their identities, and Franky registered Luffy as Lucy while Xi Yan entered the name Wanhao.
• The woman led Xi Yan and Luffy into the Fighting Arena, while Franky and Merry set out to find the Factory and questioned Kyros about the Donquixote Family.
• Xi Yan and Luffy entered the Player Preparation Room and looked for Donquixote Family members but found none.
• Sparta confronted Xi Yan and Luffy, demanded they leave, and attacked them despite another gladiator warning him about disqualification.
• Luffy grabbed Sparta’s arm, threw him to the ground, and knocked him unconscious, shocking the surrounding gladiators.

Luffy and Xi Yan avoided disqualification after Sparta attacked them, then went to the armory to prepare for the tournament for the Diamond Fruit. There they encountered Cavendish, whose beauty captivated the women but left Luffy and Xi Yan unimpressed.

• Luffy knocked Sparta unconscious after Sparta attacked him and Xi Yan, and Lao Cai and Bu persuaded the staff to disqualify Sparta instead of them.
• Luffy thanked Lao Cai and Bu, prompting Lao Cai to angrily demand that he take back his thanks.
• Xi Yan reminded Luffy that they were assigned to different competition areas, and a staff member led them to the armory for equipment.
• Luffy tried to take Kyros's statue and then put on armor, while Cavendish arrived and explained that contestants had to obey the armor weight limit.
• Cavendish introduced himself and declared that the Diamond Fruit would be his, but Luffy and Xi Yan ignored him despite the women swooning over him.

Xi Yan and Luffy prepared for the tournament, where Luffy hid his identity as Lucy and learned why Cavendish resented him. Cavendish admitted he admired the Blood-Eyed Ninja, and the chapter ended with Rebecca introducing herself to Xi Yan and Luffy.

• Luffy was told his heavy armor was overweight and had to give up his cape to enter the competition, while Xi Yan decided the available equipment was useless to him.
• Cavendish explained that the Colosseum audience craved blood and revealed his grudge against Luffy for stealing the world’s attention from him.
• Luffy accidentally gave his real name, then clarified that he was competing as Lucy; Cavendish lowered his sword after seeing the name on Luffy’s back.
• Cavendish said he planned to win the Diamond Fruit and kill the younger pirates who had eclipsed him, while Xi Yan warned Luffy to keep his identity secret.
• Xi Yan asked why Cavendish did not hate the Blood-Eyed Ninja, and Cavendish said he admired the ninja for attacking the Celestial Dragons at Mary Geoise.
• Luffy and Xi Yan discussed Kyros’s statue, and Rebecca approached them and introduced herself as a gladiator in the tournament.

Xi Yan and Luffy learned about the mysterious swordsman Kyros and Rebecca’s determination to defeat Doflamingo before heading to watch the tournament. In Area A, Jesus Burgess revealed himself after overwhelming the contestants, making clear that the Blackbeard Pirates had entered to claim the Diamond Fruit.

• Rebecca told Xi Yan and Luffy that Kyros was a legendary swordsman who had vanished twenty years earlier, and Xi Yan suspected someone had erased evidence of his existence.
• A gladiator said Doflamingo had become king ten years earlier and mocked Rebecca; she declared she would win the Diamond Fruit and defeat him.
• Rebecca revealed that she was competing in Area D, then left after wishing Xi Yan and Luffy would survive the tournament.
• Xi Yan secretly sent a clone to search for the cadres while he and Luffy went to watch the matches.
• MR. Stoya defeated every contestant in Area A with one strike, then revealed himself as Jesus Burgess, captain of the Blackbeard Pirates' first ship, and announced his intention to win the Diamond Fruit.

As Burgess appeared at the tournament, Xi Yan and Luffy prepared for the possibility that Blackbeard might come. Outside the arena, Fujitora organized Marines to protect Dressrosa’s civilians, then received word of the Spade Pirates’ location and assigned Smoker to pursue them; Smoker instead insisted on prioritizing the Straw Hat Pirates and the people of Dressrosa.

• Jesus Burgess appeared at the tournament, and Xi Yan warned Luffy that Blackbeard might come while Luffy vowed to defeat him.
• Franky, Merry, and Kyros left the arena to discuss finding the Factory and gathering information on the Donquixote Family.
• Fujitora ordered Marines to count the civilians needing protection, head toward Green Bit, and bring additional warships and medical personnel.
• A Marine scout reported that the Spade Pirates were fighting the Big Mom Pirates on an island near Dressrosa, and Fujitora told the scout to withdraw and said Smoker would handle the matter.
• Smoker rejected the order to capture the Spade Pirates until after he dealt with the Straw Hat Pirates, Doflamingo, and threats to Dressrosa’s civilians.

Luffy and Xi Yan encountered Bellamy, who explained that his experience on Skypiea had changed him and that he wanted to become a Donquixote Family officer. They watched the Block B contestants gather, where Bartolomeo provoked the crowd and Bellamy was celebrated; Cavendish began pointing out the fighters.

• Luffy recognized Bellamy, who said he had visited Skypiea, no longer hated Luffy, and planned to join Doflamingo’s crew to face the coming changes.
• Xi Yan and Luffy returned to watch Block B, where Cavendish introduced Bartolomeo as the widely despised captain of the Bartolomeo Club.
• Bartolomeo tossed a ball into the audience, making the spectators think it was a bomb before mocking them for panicking.
• The announcer praised Bellamy’s service to Dressrosa and revealed that he hoped to win the tournament and become a Donquixote Family officer.
• Cavendish pointed out King Elizabello II and his strategist Dagama as contestants to watch.

Jiao La boarded the Thousand Sunny and used the Art Art Fruit to turn Nami, Chopper, and Brook into warped drawings, even distorting Nami’s cloud powers. The three escaped aboard the Shark Submarine and the Waver, but Jiao La remained on the ship, leaving the Thousand Sunny in danger.

• Brook offered Nami and Chopper black tea as Nami worried that Luffy and the others had not returned.
• Jiao La emerged from the distorted cabin and introduced herself as an officer of the Donquixote Family.
• Jiao La struck Nami, Chopper, and Brook with her Art Art Fruit power, transforming them into drawing people and warping Nami’s clouds.
• Nami used a manhole cover to block Jiao La’s attack while Chopper opened the weapons bay and launched the Shark Submarine and the Waver.
• Nami, Chopper, and Brook escaped from the Thousand Sunny, while Jiao La angrily prepared to pursue them and Nami worried about the ship.