Recaps

The Five Elders discussed the Straw Hat Pirates’ escape from Judicial Island and focused on the Ninja’s ability to control seawater. They planned to offer him the title of Shichibukai to obtain his ability, with Bartholomew Kuma ready to capture him if he refused.

• Saint Nusjuro and the other Elders blamed the Marines for failing to capture the Straw Hat Pirates, then learned that Spandam was dead.
• Saint Mars raised the possibility that the Ninja’s seawater-control ability came from a rare bloodline and argued that the World Government should obtain it.
• Saint Mars proposed tempting the Ninja with the Shichibukai title, believing the Straw Hat Pirates might encounter Gecko Moria in Thriller Bark.
• Saint Mars said the Government could offer the Ninja other benefits through CP0 if needed, but would use force and take Nico Robin if he refused.
• Saint Saturn ordered Bartholomew Kuma to visit Gecko Moria’s territory and capture the Ninja if he rejected the offer.

Xi Yan woke aboard the Going Merry after being unconscious for two days and learned that Merry had caught him when he collapsed. After recovering and sharing Sanji’s meal with the Straw Hat Pirates, he planned to go shopping with Nico Robin and Merry.

• Xi Yan woke in a temporary shelter and found Luffy still asleep nearby.
• Merry welcomed Xi Yan and asked how he felt, while Chopper and the others checked on him and explained he had been unconscious for two days.
• Xi Yan said he had overused his Chakra, and the crew realized Merry had caught him and had previously repaired the Going Merry by herself.
• Chopper confirmed Xi Yan had recovered, and Sanji invited him to eat the lunch he had prepared.
• Xi Yan enjoyed Sanji’s cooking and agreed to go shopping with Nico Robin and Merry.
• Luffy dashed in and began eating while still asleep, leaving Xi Yan stunned.

Garp arrived at Water Seven to see his grandson Luffy, while Xi Yan relaxed as he explored the recovering city with Robin and Merry. When the Marines reached their lodging, Garp mistook Merry for Luffy’s daughter and punched him after learning she was not his great-granddaughter.

• Garp arrived at Water Seven and told Bogart and Koby that he had come to see Luffy rather than arrest him.
• Xi Yan, Nico Robin, and Merry shopped in Water Seven, and Robin encouraged Xi Yan to relax his constant vigilance.
• Nico Robin spotted Zoro hurrying toward the seaside, and Zoro warned them that the Marines had arrived.
• Xi Yan started a Water Release attack at the lodging, but Robin stopped him and explained that the Marine before Luffy was his grandfather, Garp.
• Merry confronted Garp to defend Xi Yan, and Garp mistook her for Luffy’s daughter before punching Luffy when he learned she was not his great-granddaughter.

Garp discovered that Merry was a Ship Spirit and tried to recruit her as his granddaughter, but Luffy and Xi Yan objected. While repairing the wall he had broken, Garp revealed that Luffy’s father was Dragon, a member of the Revolutionary Army.

• Garp realized Merry was a Ship Spirit and asked her to become his granddaughter, but Merry refused and Luffy and Xi Yan stood against him taking her away.
• Merry noticed the broken wall, and Garp admitted he had smashed it, then agreed to help the Marines repair it.
• As Garp worked on the wall, he asked Luffy whether he had met his father, and Luffy was surprised to learn he had one.
• Garp said Luffy’s father was Dragon of the Revolutionary Army, shocking Luffy, Xi Yan, and the Marines before Garp tried to retract the revelation.

Garp questioned Xi Yan about whether he came from Wano Country and had been sent by Kaido, then concluded he was not a threat. He tried to recruit Xi Yan into the Marines before warning him that the World Government might come looking for him.

• Nico Robin explained Dragon's background, while Luffy showed little interest in learning about his father.
• Garp sent Luffy and Zoro to meet Koby and the others, then asked Xi Yan to speak with him privately.
• Garp questioned Xi Yan about Wano Country and Kaido, and Xi Yan said he knew nothing about Wano Country.
• After judging Xi Yan's answers, Garp tried to recruit him into the Marines, but Xi Yan refused.
• Garp warned Xi Yan not to remain in Water Seven too long because the World Government might come after him, and Xi Yan vowed to defeat them at assassination.

Xi Yan and the Straw Hat Pirates prepared a feast while Nico Robin privately met with Aokiji, who let her live after hearing she had found a reason to carry on. Xi Yan confronted Aokiji as he left, denied being from Wano Country, and watched him ride away.

• Xi Yan told the crew that Garp had asked whether he came from Wano Country, and Nico Robin explained that the secluded country was poorly documented without revealing what she knew about its Ancient Weapons.
• Xi Yan joined Sanji and the others in preparing ingredients for a feast, and the crew celebrated when Luffy returned.
• Xi Yan noticed Nico Robin was troubled during the feast, but she signaled him to stay away while Aokiji spoke with her privately.
• Aokiji told Nico Robin to live well after she said she had found a reason to live, then disappeared before she could catch up with him.
• Xi Yan confronted Aokiji beneath a tree and denied being from Wano Country when Aokiji asked him directly.
• Aokiji advised Xi Yan to protect what he cared about and rode away on his bicycle.

The Straw Hats learned that Franky had finished their new ship and received their latest Wanted Orders, including Franky's first bounty. Luffy agreed to take Franky to sea as the crew’s shipwright, while Merry worried about whether Usopp would return.

• Kiwi, Mozu, and Kimone told the Straw Hats that Franky's new ship was finished.
• Zanbai brought the crew their Wanted Orders, revealing their new bounties and Xi Yan’s “Capture Only” notice.
• The Straw Hats reacted to their bounties, including Chopper’s 50 Beli bounty and Sanji’s unflattering sketch.
• The Franky Family showed the crew Franky’s 50 million Beli bounty and begged Luffy to take him out to sea.
• Luffy said he had already decided Franky would be the shipwright, and the crew went to find him.
• Merry worried about Usopp’s return, and Robin told her that it depended on his own choice.

Garp prepared to pursue the Straw Hat Pirates after Sengoku berated him, while Aokiji suspected Garp had no real intention of capturing his grandson. At Water Seven, Merry discovered she could control the Straw Hats’ new ship, and Iceberg urged Luffy to take Franky away by any means necessary.

• Sengoku scolded Garp for failing to capture the Straw Hat Pirates, and Garp ordered his crew to finish resupplying before pursuing them.
• The Straw Hat Pirates explored their new ship, and Merry found she could sense it and control it because it did not resist her.
• Merry explained that ships had consciousness, and the crew discussed whether their personalities came from their crews.
• Luffy told Iceberg he wanted Franky as his shipwright, and Iceberg said Franky wanted to join but felt bound to Water Seven.
• Iceberg urged Luffy to take Franky away by any means necessary, and Xi Yan promised to handle it.

Xi Yan brought Franky to the Straw Hat Pirates after Zanbai and the others asked him to make Franky leave Water Seven. Franky began reconsidering his dream of sailing on the ship he built, but news that Luffy’s grandfather had arrived forced the crew to hurry.

• Franky refused to leave Water Seven despite Zanbai and the others urging him to escape his wanted status.
• Xi Yan used Earth Release: Rock Flow Technique to seize Franky and carry him to the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Luffy asked Franky to join the crew as their shipwright, while Kiwi, Mozu, and Iceberg urged him to pursue his dream.
• Franky remembered that his dream was to sail aboard a ship that crossed the seas and reached the end of the ocean.
• Xi Yan learned that Luffy’s grandfather had destroyed one of his clones and warned Franky that they had little time to decide.

Franky joined the Straw Hat Pirates as their shipwright, but Garp’s attack forced the crew to leave before Usopp could catch up. Usopp apologized and begged to return, and Luffy reached out to bring him aboard as the ship escaped Garp.

• Franky chose to join the Straw Hat Pirates, and Xi Yan used his Water Release Technique to push their new ship out to sea.
• Garp pursued the crew aboard his Dog Head Warship and hurled cannonballs at them, which Xi Yan blocked with a Water Wall.
• Usopp arrived at the shore and watched the ship sail away, then realized he needed to apologize and begged the crew to take him back.
• Luffy reached out to Usopp, who grabbed his hand and rejoined the crew as they escaped by flying away aboard their ship.
• Iceberg watched the Straw Hat Pirates escape, while Garp laughed and Aokiji wondered whether they might encounter Gecko Moria.

The Straw Hat Pirates’ new bounties drew the attention of Big Mom, Kaido, and Shanks, especially Xi Yan’s unusually high first bounty and capture-alive order. Big Mom approved Galette’s plan to approach Xi Yan, Kaido set out toward the coming war while ordering an investigation, and Shanks prepared to stop Kaido at Wano Country.

• Galette showed Big Mom and her family Xi Yan’s Wanted Order, explaining that his first bounty was 400 million beli and that the order demanded he be captured alive.
• Big Mom approved Galette’s plan to contact Xi Yan and have him marry into the family, threatening his companions if he refused.
• Kaido learned about Xi Yan from King, ordered him investigated, and told his subordinates to send the news to Kurozumi Orochi.
• Kaido set sail to witness the war between Whitebeard and Shanks.
• Shanks admired the Straw Hat Pirates’ progress, and he and Ben Beckman noted the unusual order on Xi Yan’s Wanted Order.
• Shanks prepared to reach Wano Country and stop Kaido there.

Xi Yan discovered that Merry could use Sealing and Summoning Techniques despite being unable to learn other ninjutsu. The chapter ended with Merry adding the Thousand Sunny's name to the Spirit Summoning Scroll.

• Xi Yan asked Merry about her ninjutsu training, and she said she could not learn Water Release or Fire Release.
• Merry enlarged the Spirit Summoning Scroll, prompting Xi Yan to realize she could use Sealing Techniques.
• Xi Yan taught Merry the Reverse Summoning Technique, and she mastered it quickly enough to summon him back from the sea.
• Xi Yan suspected Merry could only use techniques based on the Spirit Summoning Scroll and reassured her that she was already amazing.
• Merry placed her hand on the scroll and successfully wrote the name Thousand Sunny on it.

Merry discovered she could summon the Thousand Sunny after it agreed to become her summoned creature. The crew played in the snow, but Xi Yan’s attempt to gather snow with a wind technique buried everyone on deck and earned him a punch from Nami.

• Merry revealed that the Spirit Summoning Scroll let her summon the Thousand Sunny wherever she was.
• Merry decided to wait before demonstrating the technique, then joined Luffy, Usopp, and the others in planning to build a snowman.
• Chopper admitted he missed Dr. Kureha, and Xi Yan comforted him by saying that missing home was normal.
• Xi Yan used the Wind Gathering Technique to collect snow above the ship, then let it fall onto the deck and bury the crew.
• Nami scolded Xi Yan for failing to get everyone inside and punched him, leaving him wondering if she had cheats enabled.

Zoro spotted a drifting, sail-less pirate ship, and Luffy’s crew brought its hungry, injured occupants aboard to help them. While Chopper and Merry treated the men, Stanson learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had bounties totaling over a billion, and Xi Yan confronted him as a gigantic Sharinggan blotted out the sky.

• Zoro noticed a strange ship drifting in the distance, and Luffy agreed to investigate it.
• Merry steered the Thousand Sunny alongside the ship, and Luffy and Franky boarded to inspect it.
• Luffy invited the starving crew to eat, while Chopper offered to treat their wounds and Merry volunteered to help.
• Stanson called Salugo, who identified the Straw Hat Pirates and ordered him to keep them there until he arrived.
• Xi Yan appeared before Stanson, and a huge Sharinggan filled the sky and blocked out the sun.

Xi Yan exposed Elbaf and his companions as impostors after the Straw Hats treated and fed them. Stanson admitted their story was an act, leaving Luffy demanding to know why they had lied.

• Chopper treated the wounded while Xi Yan watched Elbaf and his companions, whose nervous reactions raised his suspicions.
• Sanji invited the group to eat aboard the Thousand Sunny, where Elbaf and the others enjoyed the meal.
• When Franky asked about the New World, Ke Ku warned the crew against going and recalled how a powerful enemy had devastated his former crew.
• After the meal, Xi Yan summoned Stanson, who admitted that the group had been pretending to be helpless victims.
• Kyle rose angrily toward Stanson, but Xi Yan ordered him to sit down, and Kyle obeyed in fear.
• Luffy learned the group had lied to him and demanded to know why.

Xi Yan exposed Stanson’s attempt to trade the Straw Hat Pirates to the Achino Family, while Elbaf admitted his group had only planned to steal their ship. Luffy learned the bounty hunters stole Pirate Flags and confronted Salugo, who prepared a trap in the Ice Sea as the family set out to capture the pirates.

• Xi Yan revealed that Stanson had contacted bounty hunters who had stolen the drifting crew’s Pirate Flag and planned to use the Straw Hat Pirates as bait.
• Elbaf said his group had planned to steal the Straw Hats’ ship and use it to fight the bounty hunters, while Dobi proved their potion was anesthetic by drinking it and falling asleep.
• Luffy answered Salugo’s Den Den Mushi call, introduced himself as the future Pirate King, and demanded to know why the Achino Family stole Pirate Flags.
• Salugo announced that the Straw Hat Pirates had been targeted by the Achino Family and ordered his men to prepare the Seagull Trap to force them into the Ice Sea.
• Cambaccino warned Salugo not to act rashly and said the family would join him; Aqi Nuo agreed to hunt the Straw Hat Pirates as his birthday present.

The Straw Hat Pirates learned that the Phoenix Pirates wanted help recovering their flag from a bounty hunter family, but Luffy declined to get involved. Xi Yan’s comment about the bounty hunters’ money revived Nami’s enthusiasm for fighting them, while the crew wondered why Chopper had not returned.

• Luffy’s crew beat Stanson and his companions after learning they had deceived the Straw Hats, then heard Elbaf and Kyle ask for help recovering the Phoenix Pirates’ flag.
• Stanson admitted he had made a deal to keep his captain and crew alive, but Luffy told the Phoenix Pirates to leave because the Straw Hats would not fight on their behalf.
• The Phoenix Pirates left, and the Straw Hats discussed the bounty hunters who had targeted them and whether the family might have money.
• Xi Yan suggested the bounty hunter family could have considerable Beli, prompting Nami to urge him not to hold back if they attacked.
• Merry asked why Chopper had not returned, and the crew wondered whether something had happened to him.

The Straw Hat Pirates discovered that Chopper had gone to treat the Phoenix Pirates’ captain just as dozens of apparent Navy warships surrounded them. Xi Yan used two Water Dragons to carry both ships through an opening, while Salugo revealed that the supposed Navy fleet was the Achino Family’s trap and warned his family that the Straw Hats had escaped.

• Zoro found Chopper missing from the infirmary, and Xi Yan guessed that he had gone to treat the Phoenix Pirates’ captain.
• The crew saw dozens of Navy-flagged ships surrounding them, and Nami spotted an opening in the circle as explosions struck the sea.
• Merry pointed out that Chopper might still be aboard the nearby pirate ship, so Xi Yan raised both ships onto Water Dragons and sped them through the opening.
• Salugo watched the ships fly away and ordered his men to reveal the Achino Family emblems beneath their false Navy sails.
• Salugo told Arubell and his brothers that Xi Yan’s Water Release had let the Straw Hats escape, and Cambaccino urged them to knock Xi Yan into the sea.

After rescuing Chopper, the Straw Hats learned that the apparent Navy blockade was a Bounty Hunter Family trap, but Xi Yan’s speed carried them straight into the Ice Sea ahead of schedule. The group prepared to confront the bounty hunters who had trapped Stanson’s crew.

• Usopp called for Chopper, and Luffy and Xi Yan boarded Stanson’s ship to find him.
• Chopper agreed to stay and continue treating the critically ill Mr. Pazeru, with Luffy’s approval.
• Xi Yan questioned Stanson, who explained that the ships posing as Navy warships had surrounded his crew before, though he did not know how the deception worked.
• Stanson revealed that the route led into the Ice Sea, where Ferocious Penguins moved icebergs to trap ships for the Bounty Hunter Family.
• The Straw Hats realized Xi Yan’s Water Dragon had carried them into the Ice Sea far faster than expected, and Nami admitted she had urged him to keep charging ahead.
• Zoro and Xi Yan prepared to face the bounty hunters, while Usopp claimed he had a disease that would kill him if he fought them.

The Straw Hat Pirates prepared to fight the Achino Family and their Ferocious Penguins as they traveled through the icebergs. After Zoro split an iceberg blocking their path, the penguins attacked the Thousand Sunny with ice pillars, and two enemies charged Xi Yan.

• Xi Yan and the others decided to fight the bounty hunters, while Kyle asked to join and was told to stay out of the way.
• Cambaccino and the Achino Family watched the Straw Hat Pirates and planned to use the Ferocious Penguins to attack them.
• Zoro split the enormous iceberg blocking the Water Dragons’ path, while Cambaccino focused on targeting Xi Yan.
• The Ferocious Penguins hurled ice pillars at the Thousand Sunny from underwater, forcing Xi Yan to maneuver the Water Dragons to evade them.
• Two men charged down from a nearby iceberg and attacked Xi Yan with a fierce punch.

The Cambaccino brothers attacked the Straw Hat Pirates, but Xi Yan’s illusion made them believe they had already defeated him. As another Achino Family group arrived and revealed its ice attack, Hokru realized they had underestimated the pirates and told the brothers to run.

• Brindy and Cambaccino believed their magnetic teamwork had knocked Xi Yan into the sea, while Xi Yan had actually dodged and kicked them onto the Thousand Sunny.
• Luffy returned to the Thousand Sunny, mistook the twins for clones, and learned about their ability to attract and repel each other.
• Luffy and Sanji fought the brothers, who explained their magnetic power, while Xi Yan watched the waters for the Ferocious Penguins.
• Hokru and two others launched an icy attack, but Xi Yan recognized that they were not Marines.
• Hokru saw that Xi Yan was unharmed and, realizing the pirates were stronger than expected, told Cambaccino and Brindy to run.

Xi Yan and the Straw Hat Pirates defeated Cambaccino’s ambush and stopped the Ferocious Penguins from sinking their ships. The battle ended with Luffy’s Gum-Gum Rocket Cannon striking Cambaccino.

• Xi Yan revealed he had used an illusion, stopped Cambaccino and Brindy from escaping, and helped Franky and Nico Robin reach the iceberg with Merry.
• Franky chased Hokru across the iceberg, while Nico Robin restrained Arubell and Merry chose not to fight Lilu after she surrendered.
• The Ferocious Penguins pushed an iceberg toward the pirate ships, but Xi Yan’s Lightning Water Dragon Bullet Technique halted it and knocked the penguins unconscious.
• Cambaccino was shocked by Xi Yan’s power, and Luffy hit him with a Gum-Gum Rocket Cannon.

Xi Yan’s crew defeated the Achino Family members on the icebergs and took Arubell and Lilu prisoner to lead them to their hideout. As the Straw Hats set off to confront the family’s father, Zoro—lost among the icebergs—found the Achino Family’s building first.

• Luffy defeated Cambaccino, and Brindy fled up an iceberg toward Robin and Merry while Arubell surrendered.
• Xi Yan caught Brindy and knocked him unconscious with Lightning Release: Lightning Draw, then questioned Arubell and Lilu about their family’s money.
• Lilu revealed that the Achino Family had about six or seven hundred million Beli, and Xi Yan promised not to harm the sisters if they cooperated.
• Franky returned with the unconscious Hokru, and the crew decided to take Arubell and Lilu to the bounty hunters’ hideout while leaving the defeated men behind.
• Nami celebrated the prospect of collecting the family’s money, and Luffy said he would defeat their father.
• Merry noticed Zoro was missing, while Zoro found the Achino Family’s building and went to investigate.

The Straw Hat Pirates continued toward the Achino Family’s stronghold after Xi Yan defeated the Ferocious Penguins, while Luffy’s crew inspired the Phoenix Pirates to reconsider their resolve. As they neared the enemy base, Luffy called the crew to prepare for battle.

• Luffy’s crew discussed their strength with Stanson and Elbaf, and Chopper confirmed that Pazeru had recovered enough to move.
• Pazeru warned Luffy about the New World’s dangers, then declared that the Phoenix Pirates no longer needed their flag or their pirate identity.
• Ji Nuo, Elbaf, Ke Ku, and the other Phoenix Pirates asked Luffy to let them join the fight to reclaim their flag, and Luffy agreed to let them follow.
• Luffy and Chopper returned to the Thousand Sunny, where Xi Yan explained that Arubell and Lilu were captured bounty hunters being kept as guides.
• Lilu became friends with Merry, and the crew joked with her and Chopper as the ships continued toward the Achino Family’s stronghold.
• Franky spotted the Achino Family’s buildings, and Luffy told the crew to prepare for battle.

Zoro drank with Aqi Nuo before their encounter turned hostile, while Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates confronted Aqi Nuo at Achino's House. Aqi Nuo began fighting Luffy as Pazeru led the Phoenix Pirates against the bounty hunters, and Xi Yan offered Luffy a chance to experience ninjutsu.

• Zoro shared a drink with Aqi Nuo, then learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had defeated Cambaccino and that Arubell and Lilu were missing; Sailan'er trapped Zoro beneath the house.
• Aqi Nuo rallied his soldiers after learning the Ferocious Penguins had been killed, then confronted the Straw Hat Pirates and found his daughters unharmed.
• Aqi Nuo revealed that the Heat-Heat Fruit let him scorch Luffy's fist and skate over the ice, and Luffy joined him in skating before Nami scolded them.
• Aqi Nuo prepared to attack the Straw Hat Pirates while Pazeru rallied the Phoenix Pirates to fight his soldiers; Aqi Nuo revealed that Zoro was imprisoned.
• Xi Yan offered to let Luffy experience ninjutsu, and Luffy eagerly accepted.