Recaps

After the Donquixote Family’s factory was destroyed, Xi Yan headed out to secure Princess Mansherry while Zoro learned Galette had been betrothed to Xi Yan. Doflamingo shrank the Birdcage and faced Luffy, taunting him with Law’s apparent death as Luffy prepared to fight back.

• Zoro confirmed his sword had survived intact, and Violet reported that Franky had destroyed the Donquixote Family’s Factory.
• Zoro recognized Galette as Xi Yan’s fiancée, and Galette explained that her mother had betrothed her to Xi Yan, though he refused to acknowledge it.
• Violet revealed that Princess Mansherry’s Heal-Heal Fruit could restore the wounded, so Xi Yan set off to make sure she was safe.
• Trebol told Doflamingo that Mansherry remained hidden, and Doflamingo began shrinking the Birdcage around Dressrosa.
• Luffy emerged to confront Doflamingo, but Doflamingo blocked his attacks and taunted him over Bellamy before Luffy found Law lying motionless and bleeding.
• Doflamingo claimed he had killed Law and challenged Luffy to face both him and Trebol.

Luffy fought Doflamingo while Law secretly relayed his plan, and Doflamingo revealed that the shrinking Birdcage would kill everyone in Dressrosa within an hour. As citizens fled and Marines began evacuations, Xi Yan used Wood Dragons to carry people toward the center and then vanished to continue his work.

• Luffy attacked Doflamingo with several Gum-Gum techniques, but Doflamingo blocked him with his strings and mocked him.
• Law secretly told Luffy to act as if he were dead and shared his plan while Luffy kept his eyes on Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo revealed that the Birdcage was shrinking and would slice apart Dressrosa within about an hour, prompting citizens to flee toward the center.
• Tashigi ordered Marines to rescue vulnerable people, and Smoker used his smoke to carry civilians to safety.
• Xi Yan created Wood Dragons that carried citizens toward the center, then used the Instant Body Technique to leave and continue his work.

As the Birdcage shrank around Dressrosa, Luffy fought Doflamingo while Law revealed he had survived and struck Doflamingo from within with Gamma Knife. Doflamingo seized Law and prepared to kill him, but Luffy attacked from behind.

• Violet told Usopp and the others that the Birdcage was shrinking, and Merry promised she could fly them to safety if it reached them.
• Doflamingo declared he would kill everyone in Dressrosa, including Luffy and his companions, and taunted Luffy as they fought.
• Luffy charged Doflamingo but struggled to break through his defenses and narrowly avoided his string attacks.
• Law used Shambles to switch places with Luffy and stabbed Doflamingo with Gamma Knife, revealing he had kept a massive ROOM active and had faked his death.
• Doflamingo grabbed Law and tried to attack his head, but Luffy appeared behind Law and struck Doflamingo with Rubber-Jet Stamp.

Law appeared to kill Doflamingo with his Devil Fruit powers, but Doflamingo survived by using Silk Thread to repair his internal organs. As Doflamingo tried to finish Law, Luffy blocked him, and their clash of Conqueror's Haki shook King's Plateau.

• Luffy knocked Doflamingo down, but let Law crawl over and confront him while he kept Trebol from interfering.
• Law used Gamma Knife and Heart Shock on Doflamingo, then collapsed after believing he had avenged Mr. Corazon.
• Doflamingo stood back up and revealed that he had used Silk Thread to repair his damaged organs while stalling Law.
• Trebol restrained Luffy as Doflamingo tried to stomp on Law, but Luffy blocked the attack.
• Luffy and Doflamingo clashed with Conqueror's Haki, sending shockwaves across King's Plateau and startling the people below.

Xi Yan and Sabo hurried to protect the Heal-Heal Fruit User while Luffy fought Doflamingo on the Rooftop. Trebol trapped Luffy and prepared to kill Law, but Law called Trebol and the Donquixote Family’s officers fools.

• Xi Yan and Sabo recognized Luffy’s and Doflamingo’s Conqueror’s Haki and ran to ensure the Heal-Heal Fruit User’s safety.
• Luffy and Doflamingo exchanged powerful attacks, and Doflamingo eventually kicked Luffy through a wall.
• Trebol dragged Luffy back with Sticky Chain and imprisoned him in mucus, then urged Doflamingo to kill Law.
• Luffy’s Haki-coated punches pierced Trebol’s mucus body, but Trebol revealed that his real body was hidden outside the attacks’ reach.
• Law called Trebol a paper tiger and said he had refused the Red Heart position because he did not want to be lumped in with the Donquixote Family’s officers.

Xi Yan and Sabo headed toward Luffy after sensing his clash with Doflamingo, while Luffy fought Doflamingo on the rooftop. Trebol trapped Luffy and prepared to kill Law, but Law exposed Trebol’s hidden weakness and insulted the Donquixote officers.

• Xi Yan and Sabo recognized Luffy’s and Doflamingo’s Conqueror’s Haki and ran toward the fight, with Xi Yan explaining that he was protecting the Heal-Heal Fruit User.
• Luffy traded powerful attacks with Doflamingo, who revealed that he had endured the blows while focusing on healing his injuries and then kicked Luffy away.
• Trebol dragged Luffy back with his Sticky Chain ability and trapped him in slime before telling Doflamingo to kill Law.
• Luffy punched holes through Trebol’s slime body but could not hit his hidden real body, and Trebol mocked him for mistaking the ability for a Logia.
• Law called Trebol a paper tiger and said he had rejected the Red Heart position because he did not want to be associated with the Donquixote Family’s officers.

Xi Yan revealed his identity as the Blood-Eyed Ninja while protecting Mansherry and the others, and helped Merry evacuate Law from the battlefield. As Luffy continued fighting Doflamingo, Xi Yan warned that the Birdcage could soon kill Dressrosa’s citizens, and Law asked whether Xi Yan could destroy it.

• Xi Yan told Kyros, Rebecca, Leo, and the others that his real name was Xi Yan and explained that he had survived by feigning his death.
• Xi Yan reassured the group that Luffy and Law were alive, but warned that the Straw Hat Pirates might need to leave Dressrosa when the Navy and World Government arrived.
• Luffy emerged from the flames carrying Law, and Merry flew down to take Law away while Luffy held off Doflamingo.
• Law recognized Xi Yan as the Blood-Eyed Ninja, and Xi Yan told him that he and Luffy could settle their differences between themselves.
• Xi Yan observed that the Birdcage was closing in on Dressrosa, and Law asked whether Xi Yan could destroy it.

Xi Yan refused to destroy the Birdcage, explaining that Fujitora was letting the Straw Hat Pirates defeat Doflamingo while communications stayed blocked and the World Government could not intervene. Kyros understood that the Birdcage might protect Dressrosa from an even worse response, though he bitterly accepted that people could die while it remained in place.

• Xi Yan refused Kyros's request to destroy the Birdcage, arguing that Dressrosa's people needed to face the danger and unite behind King Riku.
• Xi Yan explained that Fujitora was not allied with Doflamingo and was letting the Straw Hat Pirates defeat him to expose the Warlord System's danger to the World Government's member nations.
• Xi Yan revealed that Doflamingo was a former Celestial Dragon whose status gave him influence over the World Government, and said the Birdcage blocked communications to keep officials from interfering.
• Xi Yan privately feared the World Government might destroy Dressrosa to protect Doflamingo, as it had destroyed Ohara, and believed Fujitora might have considered that danger too.
• Kyros concluded that the Birdcage could not be destroyed for now and accepted the risk of casualties for the sake of protecting Dressrosa from worse consequences.

Xi Yan explained that they had to protect Dressrosa from Doflamingo’s Birdcage without exposing his presence to the World Government, and organized help evacuating people. After rescuing the sleeping Cavendish, Xi Yan and Nico Robin tried to persuade Law to leave, but Law insisted on witnessing Doflamingo’s defeat.

• Xi Yan warned that revealing his presence could provoke the World Government to destroy Dressrosa, then said his Wood Dragon had already moved many people to safety.
• Xi Yan asked Merry to use her wind powers to evacuate more people, and Kyros thanked him for helping Dressrosa.
• Mansherry said she could heal Law if his severed arm was stitched back on, so Leo offered to do the stitching after they got down.
• Merry and Nico Robin remembered Cavendish, and Xi Yan found him asleep in the Flower Field and woke him before bringing him along.
• Cavendish wanted to attack Doflamingo, but Xi Yan and Nico Robin urged him to leave rather than interfere with Luffy.
• Law asked to stay and witness Doflamingo’s defeat, and Xi Yan and Nico Robin reminded him that Luffy had chosen to fight and wanted Law to survive.

Law chose to stay behind despite his injuries, and Xi Yan remained with him while Leo began reattaching his arm. Meanwhile, Luffy continued fighting Doflamingo, who taunted him as they traded powerful attacks.

• Law insisted on being put down so he could stay, and Cavendish decided to remain and fight Doflamingo if Luffy fell.
• Leo stayed to treat Law's badly wounded arm, so Xi Yan stayed too to protect Mansherry; Merry then carried Nico Robin and the others away to rescue nearby people.
• Xi Yan told Cavendish and Mansherry stories about his past while Leo stitched Law's arm without anesthetic.
• Doflamingo taunted Luffy about Law's injuries and Xi Yan's supposed death, but Luffy fought on and declared that he would become the Pirate King.
• Doflamingo and Luffy exchanged attacks, and Luffy's Jet Whip sent Doflamingo flying and erased his smile.

Zoro and the others descended from the high ground as the Birdcage kept moving, then hurried after Zoro when he ran off. King Riku reunited with the citizens and urged them to move toward the area near Doflamingo, which was temporarily safer from the Birdcage.

• Zoro decided the group should leave the high ground, but Perona suggested Kanjuro use his Painted Sparrow to carry them down; after the bird struggled to fly, Kanjuro drew a ladder instead.
• Zoro and the others climbed down Kanjuro’s crooked ladder, while Perona carried Galette safely to the ground with her ability.
• Usopp refused to ride Perona’s Explosive Ghosts and climbed down with Kanjuro and Kin'emon.
• After reaching the ground, Zoro ran off, and Perona and Kin'emon followed him.
• King Riku reunited with the distressed citizens, apologized for their suffering, and told them to bring those who could not move easily toward the area near Doflamingo.

Usopp, Violet, and King Riku organized citizens to help Xi Yan’s Wood Dragon slow the Birdcage while Zoro’s group and Franky’s allies tried other ways to hold it back. The chapter ended with Zoro, Kin'emon, and Kanjuro slowing the Birdcage with their swords as Perona went to recruit more people to help Franky push the Sea Stone Factory.

• King Riku chose to stay and protect Dressrosa, and Usopp and Galette stayed with him.
• Usopp and Violet realized Xi Yan’s Wood Dragon could resist the Birdcage’s threads, so they and King Riku rallied citizens to help hold the cage back.
• Perona led the lost Zoro, Kin'emon, and Kanjuro to Franky and the Tontatta, where Franky explained that the Birdcage could not cut the Sea Stone Factory but could push it forward.
• Franky and the Tontatta pushed the Factory together and slowed the Birdcage’s advance.
• Zoro, Kin'emon, and Kanjuro struck the Birdcage with their swords and slowed it further, while Perona went to find more people to help Franky.

Luffy used Fourth Gear: Boundman to strike Doflamingo with overwhelming force and send him flying from the Royal Palace. As Law, Cavendish, Violet, and Usopp reacted to the blow, Doflamingo landed on Central Street and realized how far Luffy had launched him.

• Luffy activated Fourth Gear: Boundman after declaring that he would defeat Doflamingo and prevent anyone from dying in the Birdcage.
• Luffy struck Doflamingo with Gum-Gum King Kong Gun, blasting him through the Royal Palace and several buildings before he crashed into the ground.
• Xi Yan confirmed to Cavendish that Doflamingo had been sent flying, while Law hoped Luffy could defeat him and Xi Yan urged Law to stay still as Leo repaired his arm.
• Violet saw Luffy's transformation and attack, and Usopp recognized it as Fourth Gear; they resolved to focus on buying Luffy time.
• Doflamingo spat blood on Central Street, frightened nearby civilians and Marines with his killing intent, and realized Luffy's punch had launched him a great distance.

Luffy used Fourth Gear to overwhelm Doflamingo in their aerial battle, while Merry used her wind power to evacuate civilians. The Marines watched the Straw Hat Pirates help people and then set out to rescue civilians elsewhere.

• Luffy struck Doflamingo with Fourth Gear attacks, sending him crashing through buildings and forcing him to fight back with Haki.
• Luffy shattered Doflamingo’s attacks and used Culverin to hit him from far away, leaving the Marines amazed at how thoroughly he was suppressing Doflamingo.
• Smoker and Tashigi watched as Merry arrived and offered to rescue the civilians.
• Merry lifted the civilians with the Power of Wind and carried them toward the central area, telling the Marines to escape on their own.
• Smoker criticized the Marines for forgetting that Merry was a Straw Hat Pirate, then ordered Tashigi to lead them to rescue people elsewhere.

Luffy’s Fourth Gear initially overwhelmed Doflamingo, but Doflamingo revealed his Awakened ability to turn nearby buildings and other objects into Silk Thread, forcing Luffy into a costly battle of endurance. As Luffy struggled to get close while his Haki dwindled, Xi Yan urged the others to believe he could still win, and Violet warned Usopp that the fight was turning against Straw Hat.

• Cavendish praised Luffy’s strength, while Law and Xi Yan warned that Fourth Gear consumed enormous amounts of Haki.
• Burgess spotted Luffy and went to search for him, but Sabo was nearby.
• Doflamingo recognized the burden of Luffy’s technique, then Awakened his power and transformed the surrounding buildings and ground into Silk Thread.
• Xi Yan explained Devil Fruit Awakening to Cavendish, Leo, and the others as Doflamingo used his threads to keep Luffy at a distance.
• Luffy repeatedly charged Doflamingo, but the threads forced him back while Doflamingo tried to outlast his Haki.
• Violet warned Usopp that Doflamingo’s Awakened attacks were pushing Straw Hat into a worsening position.

Galette identified Doflamingo’s Devil Fruit Awakening as the source of his overwhelming control over Dressrosa, while King Riku urged the citizens to keep surviving and trust Luffy. Luffy broke through Doflamingo’s awakened Silk Thread attacks and landed a powerful headbutt, but Doflamingo struck back by hurling him toward the ground.

• Galette explained to Violet and Usopp that Doflamingo had likely awakened his Devil Fruit and could turn his surroundings into Silk Thread.
• King Riku broadcasted to Dressrosa, revealed the Donquixote Family’s rule as an illusion, and urged everyone to survive the remaining minutes.
• The citizens rallied to rescue the injured, while Tashigi encouraged people to run toward the center and keep their hope.
• Doflamingo used awakened Silk Thread to pursue Luffy, repair his injuries, and attack him with threads transformed from the town.
• Luffy broke through Doflamingo’s giant thread attacks and struck him in the abdomen with a Haki-coated headbutt.
• Doflamingo steadied himself with Silk Thread, wrapped a strand around Luffy’s arm, and hurled him toward the ground.

Luffy’s devastating Fourth Gear attack sent Doflamingo crashing into a cliff, but the Birdcage kept moving and Doflamingo remained conscious. Luffy’s Haki ran out before he could finish the fight, leaving him exhausted as Burgess approached and Doflamingo’s condition remained uncertain.

• Luffy struck Doflamingo with Gum-Gum Lion Bazooka, hurling him through buildings and into a huge crater as the citizens believed he had been defeated.
• Gatz recognized Luffy as Gladiator Lucy, and the citizens questioned whether the bouncing, enlarged fighter was really Straw Hat Luffy.
• Fujitora and Violet realized Doflamingo might still be conscious, while Xi Yan confirmed that the Birdcage continued moving and saw Doflamingo breathing.
• Luffy noticed the Birdcage had not vanished and rushed to attack Doflamingo again, but his Haki ran out and he collapsed in his original form.
• Burgess raced toward the exhausted Luffy to kill him and take the Gum-Gum Fruit, while Sabo and Merry moved to protect Luffy.
• Luffy could not answer the citizens and looked toward Doflamingo, unsure whether his enemy could still fight.

Luffy was left too exhausted to fight after nearly defeating Doflamingo, so Merry carried him away and agreed to protect him until his Haki recovered. Xi Yan held back because defeating Doflamingo himself could provoke the World Government and a clash with Fujitora, but he prepared to intervene if Merry could not keep Luffy safe.

• Doflamingo survived Luffy's attack, repaired his internal injuries with his String-String Fruit, and declared that he had won.
• Luffy told Gatz that he needed ten minutes for his Haki to recover, and Merry arrived and flew away with him to keep him safe.
• Gatz left to warn the citizens to flee, while Smoker refrained from attacking Doflamingo after Fujitora signaled him to stop.
• Xi Yan explained to Cavendish and Law that the World Government would suppress news of his victory and that fighting Fujitora could devastate Dressrosa; he would intervene only if Merry could not protect Luffy.
• Xi Yan asked Mansherry whether her ability could restore Haki or stamina, but she said it could heal injuries only, so he continued waiting for Luffy to recover.

Merry carried the injured Luffy away while gladiators tried to hold off Doflamingo, but Burgess ambushed them. Sabo intervened to protect his younger brother and fought Burgess over their personal grudge, leaving Luffy to recover and prepare to face Doflamingo.

• The tournament contestants apologized to Luffy and joined Gatz in trying to delay Doflamingo while Merry carried Luffy away.
• Burgess burst from a nearby building and attacked Luffy, but Sabo arrived and kicked him into the ruins.
• Sabo revealed that Luffy was his younger brother and challenged Burgess over his attempt to take the Gum-Gum Fruit and the Diamond Fruit.
• Merry flew Luffy and Gatz away as Sabo stayed behind to fight Burgess, whose powerful elbow strike Sabo dodged.
• Sabo hit Burgess with Dragon Claw Fist and sent him crashing through several buildings, then charged back into the fight.
• Gatz learned that Sabo had competed in the tournament final in Luffy's place and urged Luffy to recover for Dressrosa.

Doflamingo accelerated the Birdcage while hunting for Luffy, forcing the Marines and Dressrosa’s allies to evacuate civilians and hold back the deadly threads. Xi Yan prepared to intervene if Luffy could not defeat Doflamingo, while Mansherry set out to heal the injured as the Birdcage closed.

• Doflamingo brushed aside the warriors who tried to stop him and continued searching for Luffy.
• Smoker ordered Tashigi to guide civilians toward Xi Yan’s Wood Dragons and organize them to help slow the Birdcage, while he carried vulnerable people to safety.
• Doflamingo sped up the Birdcage, and Galette used Armament Haki to push against its threads as Usopp urged the others to push the Wood Dragon.
• Xi Yan warned that the Birdcage could destroy the country within minutes and said he would destroy it, and Doflamingo, if Luffy could not stop him.
• Mansherry asked Kabu to fly her toward the injured so she could heal them, and she left with Kabu and Leo on a Yellow Kabu Corps beetle.

Mansherry revived the injured fighters, who joined the effort to slow the Birdcage while Luffy's allies tried to buy him time to recover. Merry considered confronting Doflamingo herself, but Smoker's smoke hid her group and kept her from leaving; Doflamingo continued searching for Luffy as Smoker watched.

• Mansherry restored the wounded, and Hajrudin joined Lao Cai and the others in pushing Bartolomeo's barrier against the Birdcage; Nico Robin added her power to slow it further.
• Merry refused to hand over the weakened Luffy, then caught Law when he used his ability to reach her and learned that Luffy had about three minutes left to recover.
• Merry stopped on a rooftop after seeing people pierced by Doflamingo's threads and decided to hold him back, despite Law warning her that she could be killed.
• Smoker filled the area with smoke and privately told Merry to stay put, so she abandoned her plan and focused on protecting Luffy and Law.
• Smoker watched Doflamingo kill his opponents and shout for Luffy, while Doflamingo received no response.

Violet and Rebecca tried to delay Doflamingo, but he defeated them and used Parasite Strings to force Rebecca to attack her aunt. As Doflamingo taunted them, Merry flew in and an arrow of azure Wind Force struck from above.

• Doflamingo fought off the townspeople and headed toward the smoke, suspecting Smoker was behind it.
• Rebecca and Violet challenged Doflamingo, but he easily overpowered them as the Birdcage briefly stopped.
• Doflamingo controlled Violet with Parasite Strings, then took control of Rebecca and ordered her to kill her aunt.
• Merry heard Rebecca’s cries, left Law and Luffy, and flew toward the confrontation while Smoker shifted the smoke aside.
• Doflamingo urged Rebecca to strike Violet, but an arrow wreathed in azure Wind Force shot down from above.

Merry freed Rebecca from Doflamingo’s control but was quickly captured and used to threaten Luffy. Gatz rallied the citizens by revealing that Lucy was Straw Hat Luffy and urging them to believe Luffy could defeat Doflamingo.

• Merry shot the Silk Threads off Rebecca, then fought Doflamingo as he chased her through the air and knocked her down.
• Doflamingo grabbed Merry and threatened to kill her unless Luffy appeared; Merry’s snake Xiao Qing lunged at him, but his Conqueror’s Haki knocked it unconscious.
• Gatz interrupted Doflamingo’s threat with a broadcast announcing that the “superstar” Lucy was Straw Hat Luffy.
• Gatz reminded the citizens that King Riku had called Luffy their hope and urged them to trust him, prompting the crowd to cheer for Luffy.
• Xi Yan watched from the shadows and noted that Gatz’s speech encouraged the citizens and kept Doflamingo from acting.

Gatz rallied Dressrosa around Luffy’s promised return while Doflamingo used his strings to threaten Merry and force Violet and Rebecca to attack her. Luffy arrived in time to protect Merry, but Doflamingo immediately struck him down and transformed the surrounding ground into silk thread as the battle resumed.

• Gatz continued urging the citizens to hold on for Lucy, but Doflamingo wounded him and mocked the crowd when Luffy did not appear.
• Doflamingo prepared to make Violet and Rebecca attack Merry, while Violet begged him to kill them instead and warned that Merry must not die at their hands.
• Luffy appeared and blocked Violet and Rebecca’s attacks, prompting Gatz and the citizens to cheer; Xi Yan watched as the smoke cleared.
• Doflamingo attacked Luffy with Haki-coated thread cones and knocked him away, then targeted Merry, Violet, and Rebecca.
• Law used ROOM and Shambles to move the three women to a rooftop, and Doflamingo awakened his Devil Fruit to turn the ground beneath Luffy into silk thread.

Luffy endured Doflamingo’s attacks, broke free in Fourth Gear, and challenged him in the sky with a King Kong Gun. The chapter ended with Luffy shattering Doflamingo’s threads and blasting him into Dressrosa, overturning the town.

• Doflamingo trapped Luffy in threads and pierced him with Haki-coated spikes while Luffy struggled to defend himself.
• Doflamingo used Parasite Strings to control the weakened Luffy and threatened to make him and Merry kill each other.
• Luffy entered Fourth Gear: Boundman, snapped Doflamingo’s threads, and flew into the sky to fight him.
• Doflamingo met Luffy’s King Kong Gun with his God Thread and Sixteen Holy Bullets as the people below cheered Luffy on.
• Luffy forced through Doflamingo’s threads and struck him in the face, sending him crashing into town and overturning it.