Recaps

Sanji and Violet headed for Green Bit after Sanji drove off their pursuers, while Franky, Kyros, and Merry made their way toward Flower Field. Sanji and Franky learned that Doflamingo had kept his Shichibukai status and discussed destroying the Factory, leaving Sanji eager to join the effort.

• Sanji defeated the men pursuing him and continued toward Green Bit with Violet, who warned him to abandon his dangerous plan if needed.
• Franky, Kyros, and Merry traveled toward Flower Field while eating, and Franky received Sanji's call.
• Sanji told Franky he had fallen in love with Violet, then learned Franky was nearing the Factory and intended to destroy it.
• Franky and Merry explained that Doflamingo had never resigned from the Shichibukai, and Sanji warned that Doflamingo could regain Caesar and retaliate.
• Franky invited Sanji to Flower Field, and Sanji reported that Nami and the others had defeated a Donquixote Family officer.
• Franky and Merry praised Nami's strength and said their companions had all grown powerful.

Sanji learned that Luffy and Xi Yan were competing in the Bullfighting Arena, then received Violet’s map to the secret Factory before she left to pursue her own urgent mission. He headed to help Nami and the others retrieve Caesar, while Kin'emon set off alone to rescue Kanjuro from the Toy House.

• Sanji saw Luffy fighting Chinjao in a live broadcast and learned from Franky that Luffy and Xi Yan had entered the competition.
• Violet gave Sanji a map to the secret Factory and directions to Green Bit, then refused his offer to leave Dressrosa because she had important work to do.
• Kin'emon arrived and asked Sanji to help deal with Donquixote Family soldiers hunting him; Sanji knocked them down because Kin'emon could not attack while Kanjuro was their hostage.
• Kin'emon told Sanji that Kanjuro was in the Toy House, and Sanji gave him Violet’s map but chose to help Nami and the others retrieve Caesar first.
• Sanji told Kin'emon to seek help from Franky and Merry in the Flower Field if he could not infiltrate the Toy House, then rushed off to find Nami as Kin'emon set out to rescue Kanjuro.

Luffy fought Chinjao in the Corrida Colosseum, escalating to Second Gear as the old warrior’s grudge against Garp fueled the battle. Xi Yan noticed Burgess watching Luffy and learned that Doflamingo’s resignation from the Shichibukai was fake, while Sanji called to discuss the deception and hurried toward Green Bit to rescue people.

• Luffy blocked Chinjao’s headbutt with Gum-Gum Balloon, then slammed him into the ground, but Chinjao stayed conscious.
• Chinjao used Hasshoken: Buto Rotation, and Luffy answered with Second Gear and Gum-Gum Jet Gatling Cannon to send him flying.
• Chinjao recovered and clashed with Luffy using Haki as Burgess arrived, watched the fight, and considered recruiting Lucy for the Blackbeard Pirates.
• Xi Yan realized Doflamingo’s resignation from the Shichibukai was fake and left the window to answer Sanji’s Den Den Mushi call.
• Sanji told Xi Yan that Doflamingo had deceived the world, then ran toward Green Bit to save people.

Xi Yan and Sanji deduced that Doflamingo was a Celestial Dragon who had enlisted the World Government and a Marine Admiral to help capture them. As Luffy fought Chinjao in the tournament, Xi Yan remained committed to winning the Diamond Fruit, but his clones could find neither the fruit nor the Factory.

• Xi Yan concluded that Doflamingo was a Celestial Dragon, and Sanji agreed that this explained the World Government's cooperation.
• Xi Yan and Sanji suspected the Marine Admiral had been sent to help Doflamingo, though Xi Yan's clones had not detected the Admiral nearby.
• Xi Yan and Luffy continued competing for the Diamond Fruit, while Xi Yan told Sanji they could escape if the Donquixote Family attacked.
• Xi Yan told Sanji that his clones had found neither the Diamond Fruit nor the Factory, despite searching the Fighting Arena and elsewhere.

Xi Yan and Sanji discussed the Factory, Doflamingo, and their allies’ movements in Dressrosa. Perona joined them with news that the Straw Hats had been exposed from the moment they arrived.

• Xi Yan and Sanji considered how to obtain Doflamingo’s Devil Fruit and agreed that Luffy might choose war with the Donquixote Family.
• Sanji told Xi Yan that Violet had revealed the Factory’s location, while Kin’emon and Franky’s group had found it too; Xi Yan called for it to be destroyed.
• Sanji reported that Nami had defeated Donquixote Family members who attacked the ship, and Xi Yan urged him to protect Violet, who had refused to leave Dressrosa yet.
• Sanji said Law had sent Nami and the others to retrieve Caesar from Green Bit, so he planned to go protect them.
• Perona contacted Xi Yan and Sanji with her ghosts, and Sanji revealed that Violet’s Glint-Glint Fruit let her observe Dressrosa and spot them as soon as they landed.

Xi Yan, Sanji, and Perona discussed Perona and Zoro’s discovery of the Tontatta and their route toward the Flower Field, while Sanji learned that Nami and the others were heading to Green Bit. Sanji set off to protect the Thousand Sunny from a possible attack by Doflamingo.

• Perona used a Negative Ghost to knock Sanji down after he made a lecherous remark about Violet’s eye ability.
• Perona told Xi Yan and Sanji that she and Zoro had recovered Zoro’s swords and caught a Tontatta who had taken them, and that they were heading to the Flower Field.
• Xi Yan and Sanji learned that the Tontatta had considered the swords gifts from Dressrosa’s people, while Perona repeatedly corrected Zoro’s direction after he had led them down the wrong roads.
• Perona learned that Nami and the others were heading to Green Bit, and Xi Yan said Robin had not reported an emergency.
• Sanji explained that he was going to Green Bit to protect the Thousand Sunny from a possible surprise attack by Doflamingo, and Perona agreed he should go.

Xi Yan suggested using Perona’s Negative Ghosts for battlefield communication as Sanji and Perona headed out to protect their allies and ship. Perona stayed with Xi Yan to watch Luffy fight Chinjao, while Xi Yan assured her that Luffy was holding back and could handle the old pirate.

• Xi Yan told Sanji to prioritize protecting their partners and ship, and Perona offered to send a Negative Ghost with him.
• Xi Yan proposed shrinking Negative Ghosts to relay information among the group, and Perona agreed to send Little Ghost along with Sanji as a scout.
• Sanji said the Glint-Glint Fruit User had joined their side, then left with Perona to protect Nami, the others, and the ship.
• Xi Yan told Perona that he and Luffy still needed to obtain the Diamond Fruit and that Luffy was fighting Chinjao without using his stronger techniques.
• Perona stayed to watch Luffy and Chinjao fight after Xi Yan explained Chinjao’s grudge against Luffy’s grandfather and assured her Luffy could handle him.

Usopp and Nico Robin met the Tontatta, who mistook Usopp for the descendant of their legendary hero and expected him to lead their fight against Doflamingo. After learning they planned to rescue five hundred captured Tontatta, including Princess Mansherry, Usopp reluctantly promised not to abandon them.

• Usopp pretended the shaking was caused by his Haki, and Leo and the Tontatta welcomed him with Fighting Fish meat.
• Usopp explained to Nico Robin that he had used Mont Blanc Noland's story to convince the Tontatta he was Uso Landu, and Robin learned Noland was their legendary hero.
• Gan Qiao and Leo told Usopp the Tontatta planned to go to the Flower Field and fight the Donquixote Family, believing he would lead them.
• Leo explained that the Tontatta meant to rescue five hundred captured clansmen from Doflamingo's SMILE Factory, including Princess Mansherry.
• When Leo said Noland's descendant would not leave them to die, Usopp reluctantly promised that he would not abandon the Tontatta.

Leo and the Tontatta prepared to travel to the Flower Field with Usopp and Robin to rescue their comrades from the Donquixote Family. On the way, Franky and Merry witnessed a toy being discarded after the woman who had once loved him forgot him, and Kyros went to fetch another toy to explain what they had seen.

• Flapper told Leo that the Donquixote Family members had left the palace, so Leo rallied the Tontatta and led Usopp and Robin to their underground airport.
• Kabu and Bian prepared insect units and Maglev Flying Foxes to carry the group toward the Flower Field, where Leo vowed they would defeat the Donquixote Family and rescue Princess Mansherry and their comrades.
• Franky, Merry, and Kyros approached the Flower Field, and Kyros said their guesses about the toys were close to the truth.
• Franky and Merry watched Cade beg Esta to remember their former romance, but Esta rejected him and guards threw him into a waste-disposal gate.
• Kyros ran to call over a toy dog so it could explain what had happened to Franky and Merry.

Kyros revealed to Franky and Merry that the toys in Dressrosa had once been humans, transformed by a Devil Fruit User whose power erased their existence from other people’s memories. The group reached the Flower Field, where they joined Perona, Zoro, and the Tontatta preparing for the operation.

• Milo told Kyros, Franky, and Merry that he was the father of the child and husband of the woman he had been playing with, then left with them.
• Kyros explained that a Devil Fruit User brought back by Doflamingo ten years earlier had turned people into toys and erased their existence from memory; he admitted he had once been human too.
• Franky, Merry, and Kyros reached the Flower Field and met Perona, who said that she and Zoro had been waiting for them and led them inside.
• Kyros introduced Franky and Merry to the Tontatta gathered at the operation’s headquarters, explaining their strength and incredible speed.
• Perona returned with Vika, who had taken Zoro’s swords as an offering, and told her that taking things without asking was stealing.

Zoro and the others gathered with Kyros and the Tontatta as the rebels prepared to reclaim Dressrosa from Doflamingo. Usopp and Robin arrived as supposed legendary heroes, and the chapter ended with Robin explaining that the Tontatta had knocked her and the others unconscious before they could join Law.

• Franky joined Zoro and the others watching Luffy’s match, while Zoro complained that he had not been invited to fight and joked about slashing Xi Yan later.
• The Tontatta reported that Usopp and Robin were arriving as legendary heroes and excitedly listed the Straw Hats by their invented Landu names.
• Usopp and Robin arrived with the Yellow Kabu Squad and Pink Bee Squad, and Zoro, Perona, Franky, and Merry played along with the Tontatta’s belief that they were heroes.
• Kyros rallied the Tontatta and explained their plan to defeat Doflamingo and free the people turned into toys.
• Perona told Zoro that Sanji had gone toward Green Bit to protect Nami, who was going there to retrieve Caesar.
• Robin revealed that the Tontatta had accidentally knocked her and the others unconscious before they could act with Law.

The Straw Hat allies discussed the dangerous situation around Sanji, Nami, and the others, while Merry demonstrated her innate power to control wind to the Tontatta. They also checked on Luffy and Xi Yan’s plan to obtain the Diamond Fruit at the Bullfighting Arena, leaving their allies hopeful that the plan would succeed.

• Robin said Law had learned the situation from Sanji and might be escaping with Caesar or buying time, while Perona reassured the group that Nami’s team could be contacted through her Negative Ghost.
• Merry showed the Tontatta that she could fly and lift Kabu with her innate wind-control ability, impressing them and prompting Kyros to wonder what race she belonged to.
• Perona reported that Luffy was still fighting Chinjao and that Xi Yan was watching from the contestants’ viewing area while his match remained scheduled for later.
• Zoro wanted to replace Xi Yan in the tournament, but Vika and Kyros explained that the rules barred late entrants.
• Perona explained that Xi Yan planned to locate and take the Diamond Fruit himself rather than rely on Doflamingo to hand it over, and Robin reflected that Xi Yan could defeat the Donquixote Family if he could reveal his identity.

Luffy and Chinjao fought fiercely in the colosseum before Chinjao explained that Garp had flattened his drill-shaped head, leaving him unable to open his clan’s treasure vault and driving him to abandon piracy. Chinjao sought revenge on Garp’s grandson, but Luffy refused to atone for his grandfather and vowed to win the Diamond Fruit and become Pirate King.

• Luffy and Chinjao traded rapid attacks in the arena while the spectators and commentator cheered.
• Cavendish vowed to cut down Luffy, and Bartolomeo resolved to stop him if he tried.
• Chinjao told Luffy that Garp had flattened his drill head thirty years earlier, preventing him from opening his clan’s treasure vault and leading him to give up piracy.
• Xi Yan concluded that Chinjao had lost his fighting spirit, which explained why he had become weaker.
• Chinjao declared that he would kill Luffy to avenge Garp’s actions, but Luffy rejected the blame and vowed to win the Diamond Fruit and become Pirate King.

Luffy fought Chinjao in the Corrida Colosseum as Chinjao questioned how Rayleigh had chosen him to carry the New Era and doubted he could become Pirate King. After Luffy endured Chinjao’s attacks and struck back, both prepared to unleash their strongest moves.

• Chinjao mocked Luffy’s ambition, praised Blackbeard, and asked how the Blood-Eyed Ninja had agreed to join Luffy’s crew; Luffy said he had simply invited Xi Yan.
• Chinjao attacked with Head-Drill Rotation: Wild Dance, but Luffy dodged, bound him with Gum-Gum Rope Bind, and knocked him down with Gum-Gum Hawk Rifle.
• Chinjao got back up, and the crowd cheered as the host declared the fight was still undecided; Xi Yan noted that Chinjao would not fall so easily.
• Chinjao questioned why Rayleigh had chosen Luffy instead of Fire Fist Ace, and Luffy said he would support Ace whether or not Ace wanted to become Pirate King.
• Chinjao challenged Luffy’s ability to defeat the Marine Admirals and the Four Emperors, so Luffy launched himself into the air as Chinjao coated his head in Armament Haki for their final exchange.

Luffy, disguised as Lucy, defeated Chinjao in Block C, restoring Chinjao’s drill-shaped head and earning a place in the finals. The host announced the other finalists, while the arena was repaired and Rebecca prepared for the difficult contest ahead.

• Chinjao attacked Luffy with his No-Drill Spike, but Luffy countered with Thunder God Elephant Gun and restored Chinjao’s drill-shaped head before knocking him out of the ring.
• Lao Cai and Abu rescued Chinjao, and the host declared Lucy the Block C champion as the audience cheered.
• Cavendish vowed to kill Lucy, while Bartolomeo promised to protect Luffy; Burgess recognized Lucy as Straw Hat and reaffirmed his determination to win the Diamond Fruit.
• The host named Burgess, Bartolomeo, and Lucy as finalists, leaving one place for the Block D winner, and Cavendish declared that he would take it.
• Rebecca worried that her powerful opponents would make winning the Diamond Fruit difficult but resolved to keep trying.
• The host announced a fifteen-minute delay to replace the destroyed arena, and the audience waited while debating who would win.

Xi Yan watched Cavendish chase Luffy and then saw Bartolomeo attack a noble who insulted Luffy and Xi Yan. After explaining why he admired them, Bartolomeo ran after Luffy, while Xi Yan followed, amused by his devoted fan.

• Xi Yan decided to wait for a Donquixote Family officer and noticed Luffy had left the ring as Cavendish chased him.
• Cavendish attacked Luffy with Durandal and a flying slash, but Luffy fled, insisting he could not die before finishing what he needed to do.
• Bartolomeo overheard men insulting Luffy and Xi Yan, pinned one against a wall, and knocked him unconscious when he reached for a weapon.
• Bartolomeo explained that he admired Luffy after witnessing the lightning strike that saved him at Loguetown, and said Xi Yan had joined the Straw Hat Pirates later.
• Bartolomeo warned the gladiators not to insult Luffy or Xi Yan again, then ran after Luffy while Xi Yan followed him.

Luffy refused to fight Cavendish and fled while Xi Yan dealt with the commotion in the Fighting Arena. In a shadowed corridor, Xi Yan was recognized as the Blood-Eyed Ninja and met Sabo, who revealed he was Luffy’s brother and the Revolutionary Army’s Chief of Staff.

• Luffy wrestled Cavendish’s sword away from him and slammed him through a wall while Bartolomeo watched in awe.
• Cavendish recognized Xi Yan as the Straw Hat Crew’s Sunglasses Man and threatened to fight him in the ring.
• Chinjao arrived with Lao Cai and Abu to thank Luffy, but Luffy ran off, leaving Xi Yan to direct the injured old man toward treatment.
• Xi Yan let Chinjao and his grandsons search for Luffy, then headed through the Contestant Area to check on the others.
• A stranger in the shadows called Xi Yan the Blood-Eyed Ninja, prompting Xi Yan to ready himself to kill the man.
• Sabo stepped out, identified himself as a Revolutionary Army chief of staff, and revealed that he was Luffy’s brother.

Luffy escaped his pursuers with Rebecca, learned that Burgess and Blackbeard were also seeking the Diamond Fruit, and then accepted Rebecca’s help with food and shelter. When Rebecca’s companion urged her to kill Luffy for the fruit, she attacked him, but Luffy evaded her strike.

• Rebecca led Luffy away from the pursuing contestants and overheard Blackbeard and Burgess discussing their plans for the Diamond Fruit.
• Blackbeard learned from Luffy that Ace would not be competing, and Burgess decided he needed no support to claim the fruit.
• Rebecca bought Luffy bento and took him to the gladiators’ prison-like dormitory, where they discussed their hopes of winning the Diamond Fruit.
• A man grabbed Luffy from behind and ordered Rebecca to kill him so she could pursue her goal of defeating Doflamingo.
• Rebecca thrust her sword at Luffy, but Luffy bit the man’s arm, stomped his foot, and dodged her attack.

Luffy subdued Rebecca but spared her after realizing she had no real killing intent. Rebecca explained that she wanted the Diamond Fruit to protect Soldier-san from Doflamingo, then left for the tournament determined to reach the finals, while Luffy warned her that his companion was extraordinarily strong.

• Luffy dodged Rebecca's attacks, disarmed her, and pinned her down while continuing to eat the bento.
• Rebecca offered herself to Luffy, but he forgave her because she had no killing intent and had treated him to food.
• A gladiator explained that Doflamingo had made them Prisoner Gladiators, trapped in deadly matches with a false promise of freedom after a hundred wins.
• Rebecca said she planned to win the Diamond Fruit to help Soldier-san and protect him from Doflamingo.
• Rebecca told Luffy she would enter the tournament and meet him in the finals, and Luffy warned her that his companion was extremely strong.

Xi Yan questioned Sabo about claiming to be Luffy’s older brother, and Sabo explained how Ace and Robin had confirmed Xi Yan was alive. Unable to reach Ace and still awaiting Perona’s confirmation, Xi Yan remained cautious while Sabo learned Ace was fighting Katakuri over the Diamond Fruit.

• Xi Yan took Sabo to a secluded spot and demanded proof of his identity while Perona prepared to attack.
• Sabo explained that Robin had stayed with the Revolutionary Army and that he regained his memories after Ace recognized his childhood water pipe.
• Xi Yan tried to verify Sabo’s story by calling Ace, but Ace’s crewmate said he was fighting Katakuri; Xi Yan then failed to reach Robin.
• Perona assured Xi Yan that Robin and Usopp were safe and said her real body had gone to find Robin to confirm Sabo’s identity.

Perona confirmed that Sabo was Luffy’s older brother, and Xi Yan learned that Sabo had come to warn them about Doflamingo’s trap. The Colosseum was surrounded by Marines, including a Vice Admiral with a huge saber, as Xi Yan and the others prepared to respond.

• Perona asked Nico Robin to confirm Sabo’s identity, and Nico Robin verified that he was Luffy’s older brother.
• Nico Robin told Perona that the Tontatta Tribe had released her Den Den Mushi into the wild, and Perona passed along Nico Robin’s message to Xi Yan.
• Xi Yan questioned Sabo about his past and confirmed his identity with Perona, then withdrew his killing intent.
• Sabo warned Xi Yan and Perona that Doflamingo had joined forces with the navy and arranged to trap them, with Marines surrounding the Colosseum.
• Perona returned from scouting and reported that the Marines outside included a Vice Admiral carrying a huge saber.

Xi Yan and Sabo learned that Admiral Fujitora was in Dressrosa and that Doflamingo’s toys were humans transformed by a Devil Fruit ability that erased their existence from memory. Sabo agreed Luffy would not abandon him, but still planned to take Luffy’s place in the Colosseum match as the D Area contest began.

• Perona told Xi Yan and Sabo that Admiral Fujitora had appeared at Green Bit, prompting them to reconsider the danger in Dressrosa.
• Perona revealed that a Devil Fruit user had transformed people into toys and made everyone forget them, while Sabo offered to find the user and rescue the victims.
• Sabo explained that he had come to investigate Doflamingo’s businesses and wanted Luffy and the others to leave while he seized the Diamond Fruit.
• Xi Yan argued that Luffy would refuse to leave Sabo in danger, and Sabo accepted that he would have to meet his younger brother.
• Sabo said he would still take Luffy’s place in the match, and Xi Yan asked whether he could secure the Diamond Fruit as the D Area contestants were called into the arena.
• Sabo confidently answered that he could seize the Diamond Fruit.

Xi Yan left the plan to defeat Sugar and destroy the Factory to Sabo, Perona, and the Tontatta, while warning Perona about Sugar’s ability to turn people into forgotten toys. He offered Sabo a clone to examine Kuma, then contacted Nami, who set up a White Den Den Mushi to keep their conversation private.

• Sabo promised to obtain the Devil Fruit, and Perona explained that Sugar had not aged in ten years and could turn people into toys if touched.
• Perona said Leo and the Tontatta planned to attack the Factory and knock Sugar out with a secret weapon, while Xi Yan warned that Sugar’s ability might be a dangerous Rule Type power.
• Sabo told Xi Yan that the Revolutionary Army had only restored a little of Kuma’s ability to act, and Xi Yan offered to send a clone to examine him.
• Xi Yan called Nami to warn her about their opponents, and Nami retrieved a White Den Den Mushi while Brook watched Jiao La.
• Nami placed the White Den Den Mushi beside the regular one so she and Xi Yan could speak without being monitored.

Nami learned that a Marine Admiral was on Green Bit, but insisted that her group could take Caesar and escape without pulling Xi Yan and the others away from their mission in Dressrosa. Xi Yan accepted her plan and arranged for Perona to keep them in contact as the chapter left Nami preparing to use her new Cloud Cloud Fruit powers.

• Xi Yan told Nami and Chopper that a Marine Admiral was on Green Bit, and wondered whether Fujitora had stayed in Dressrosa because he suspected Doflamingo’s crimes.
• Nami said her group would retrieve Caesar while Xi Yan and the others focused on destroying the Factory and seizing the Diamond Fruit.
• Nami proposed using Law’s ability to transport himself and Caesar, then calling for help if her group could not escape the Marine Admiral and Doflamingo.
• Nami pointed out that Caesar and Jiao La could serve as bargaining chips, and asked Chopper to wake Jiao La while she prepared to release more clouds.
• After the call, Sabo praised Luffy’s companions, and Xi Yan told him that they could not fall behind Luffy’s ambition to become Pirate King.

Xi Yan, Sabo, and Perona set out to find Luffy while Sabo prepared to compete for the Diamond Fruit. Meanwhile, Doflamingo captured Law and reclaimed Caesar’s heart, but Fujitora stopped him from killing Law; Doflamingo then revealed his family’s claim to Dressrosa before heading to confront the Straw Hat Pirates.

• Sabo agreed to compete for the Diamond Fruit after Xi Yan confirmed he would not enter, and the group decided to find Luffy.
• Law tried to stall Doflamingo, warning him that losing SMILE production could bring Kaido’s wrath, but Doflamingo captured him.
• Fujitora restrained Law and prevented Doflamingo from killing him, declaring that he intended to arrest Law.
• Doflamingo retrieved Caesar’s heart from Law and explained that his Donquixote Family had once ruled Dressrosa before moving to Mary Geoise.
• Law questioned why Doflamingo had become a pirate, and Doflamingo blamed his father for the family’s fall from Celestial Dragon status.
• Doflamingo left Law in Fujitora’s custody and set off to deal with the Straw Hat Pirates in Dressrosa.