Recaps

The Straw Hat Pirates defeated Pacifista PX-4 but were confronted by Sentomaru and another Pacifista, PX-1. Xi Yan held them off with Nami’s storm clouds and unleashed Lightning Release Kirin, but Kizaru appeared at the last moment and kicked Sentomaru clear of the attack.

• The Straw Hat Pirates discovered the fallen bear-like cyborg was a mass-produced Pacifista, PX-4.
• Sentomaru arrived with PX-1, accidentally revealed that Vegapunk created the Pacifistas, and ordered PX-1 to attack.
• Xi Yan asked Nami to make a cumulonimbus while Luffy and the others withdrew; Xi Yan stayed behind to block PX-1 and Sentomaru.
• Sentomaru let slip that both Kizaru and Akainu were on the island, then fought Xi Yan and recognized his Haki.
• Xi Yan summoned Lightning Release Kirin from Nami’s storm clouds, but Kizaru appeared and kicked Sentomaru out of the thunder beast’s path.

Xi Yan fought Kizaru after using a devastating Lightning Release Technique to cover the retreat, but Kizaru resisted his attacks and tried to capture him alive for the World Government. Xi Yan used a clone and seawater to lure Kizaru into position, then began closing a massive body of water around him as a cage.

• Xi Yan's lightning attack devastated the area, while Kizaru kicked Sentomaru out of its center and protected himself by becoming light.
• Kizaru told Xi Yan that Akainu was pursuing the Straw Hat Pirates, then rushed to capture Xi Yan, who tracked his movement and struck back with Haki.
• Kizaru sent Xi Yan crashing through a hill with a light-speed kick, identified him as the real body, and demanded that he surrender for transport to the World Government.
• Xi Yan refused to become a World Government experiment, escaped underground while a clone attacked Kizaru with seawater, and used the distraction to reach another clone.
• Kizaru destroyed the clone controlling the water, but Xi Yan revealed that he had prepared a much larger Water Release technique and began enclosing Kizaru in a vast water cage.

Xi Yan held Kizaru at bay while the Straw Hat Pirates fought their way through Pacifistas, only to encounter the real Bartholomew Kuma. Kuma began making the crew disappear, and Nami hid Merry in a tree hole before leading the others away, leaving Merry alone in despair.

• Xi Yan trapped himself inside a vast sphere of water and evaded Kizaru's attacks as Kizaru began evaporating the water.
• Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Franky, and the others defeated two Pacifistas, but one of them got back up and forced the crew to split up.
• The real Bartholomew Kuma appeared and sent Franky and Zoro flying away with his Paw-Paw Fruit powers.
• Nami hid Merry in a tree hole and told her not to summon Xi Yan, fearing that Kizaru and Kuma would attack together.
• Nami led the remaining Straw Hat Pirates away from Merry, who heard their voices fade and feared they had all disappeared.

Xi Yan fought Kizaru until Galette arrived and claimed Xi Yan as her husband and a member of the Charlotte Family, hoping Big Mom’s name would protect him. Kizaru revealed he still had orders to capture Xi Yan, and after Galette chose to fight beside him, Kizaru attacked her with a laser beam.

• Kizaru shrank Xi Yan’s water domain with repeated light attacks, so Xi Yan turned the water into dragons and Kizaru destroyed them with Ame no Murakumo.
• Xi Yan’s Shadow Clone briefly trapped Kizaru with Rock Hand Technique and landed a Haki-coated punch, but Kizaru broke free and moved to attack Xi Yan.
• Galette arrived, identified herself as a Big Mom Pirate, and declared Xi Yan her husband and a member of the Charlotte Family.
• Xi Yan refused to betray the Straw Hat Pirates, and Kizaru admitted that orders to capture him alive meant Big Mom’s name would not stop him.
• Galette stood beside Xi Yan and attacked Kizaru with her Butter Circle, but he removed it easily and fired a Laser Beam at her.

Xi Yan and Galette struggled to escape Kizaru’s attacks underground until Rayleigh intervened and confronted the Marine Admiral. Xi Yan and Galette emerged safely, but Kizaru remained determined to capture Xi Yan as he waited for Akainu.

• Galette joined Xi Yan in facing Kizaru, but Kizaru sent them both flying with powerful kicks.
• Xi Yan rescued Galette from Kizaru’s laser with Earth Release and tried to move them underground while searching for a way to escape.
• Xi Yan learned that Galette had come alone because she was worried about him, and promised he would get her out safely.
• Xi Yan sent a Shadow Clone to investigate when Kizaru stopped attacking, and discovered that Rayleigh had stepped in to block him.
• Rayleigh clashed with Kizaru as Xi Yan and Galette emerged from underground, and Galette declared that she was Xi Yan’s fiancée.
• Kizaru continued to regard Xi Yan as a threat and hoped Akainu would arrive, while Rayleigh prevented him from attacking the pair.

Xi Yan sent Galette away with Katakuri while Rayleigh held off Kizaru, then rushed to find his partners. Merry told him that Zoro and the others were dead before Akainu killed her, and Xi Yan’s Mangekyō Sharingan awakened.

• Xi Yan challenged Kizaru over the Marines’ justice, then warned Rayleigh that Akainu was also on the island and left underground with Galette.
• Rayleigh fought Kizaru and discussed the Marines’ plan to execute Ace and draw Whitebeard to Marine Headquarters.
• Xi Yan’s clone met Katakuri and Galette, revealed it was a clone, and urged them to leave while he searched for his partners.
• Katakuri rushed Galette away after learning both Akainu and Kizaru were on the island, while Xi Yan ran toward Number 13 Tree.
• Merry told Xi Yan that Zoro and the others were dead, and Akainu struck her with Great Fire Breath before Xi Yan could save her.
• Xi Yan suffered a devastating mental shock as Merry died, and his Three-Tomoe Sharingan transformed into a complete Mangekyō pattern.

Xi Yan awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and used its powers to withstand Akainu while Moria rescued Merry and held the Admiral back. Xi Yan reached Luffy, but Kuma struck their Susanoo and sent all three flying, leaving his reason for helping them unspoken.

• Xi Yan awakened two Mangekyō Sharingan abilities that let him turn harm into dreams and reverse his own condition, then fought Akainu despite being repeatedly burned by magma.
• Xi Yan discovered that his eye techniques could restore each other’s power, while Akainu kept attacking him with magma in a battle of attrition.
• Moria rescued Merry from beneath the magma, and Xi Yan reunited with her before Moria confronted Akainu to let them escape.
• After hearing Luffy call out, Xi Yan used Earth Release to rescue him from beside Kuma, who had sent Zoro and the others away.
• Xi Yan surrounded himself, Luffy, and Merry with Susanoo, but Kuma struck them and sent them flying, privately thinking he had done one last thing for Dragon.

Sengoku learned that Kuma had sent the Straw Hat Pirates away, while Akainu returned to prepare for the Marines’ coming clash with Whitebeard. An emergency newspaper revealed that Xi Yan had killed three Celestial Dragons, leaving Sengoku to contain the fallout as Morgans celebrated the scoop.

• Sengoku questioned Kizaru about the Straw Hat Pirates’ escape, and Akainu explained that Moria had thwarted his pursuit while Kuma’s power had sent the crew away.
• Kizaru reported that Kuma had returned to Egghead for the irreversible consciousness-erasure procedure, so Sengoku ordered Akainu to return and focus on Whitebeard.
• Sengoku and Kizaru agreed to leave Rayleigh alone as long as he did not set sail.
• A communications soldier delivered an emergency newspaper showing Xi Yan killing three Celestial Dragons, and Sengoku learned that Morgans had already distributed every copy.
• Morgans celebrated the newspaper’s success, urged his staff to keep seeking explosive stories, and planned coverage of the Navy’s coming battle with Whitebeard.

The Five Elders learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had escaped two Marine Admirals, with Rayleigh, Moria, and Kuma each disrupting the Navy’s pursuit. Sengoku also reported that Xi Yan appeared able to return unharmed after Akainu killed him, leaving the Five Elders determined to find and capture him.

• The Five Elders decided to punish Morgans for publishing unauthorized news and planned to announce the Straw Hat Pirates’ deaths if the Navy eliminated them.
• Sengoku told the Five Elders that Rayleigh had stopped Kizaru from capturing the Straw Hat Pirates and that Moria had blocked Akainu before escaping.
• Sengoku reported that Akainu had destroyed Xi Yan’s body, but Xi Yan had reappeared unharmed, suggesting he possessed an ability resembling immortality.
• Sengoku revealed that Kuma had helped the Straw Hat Pirates escape Sabaody, and the Five Elders realized Kuma might also have aided them at Thriller Bark.
• The Five Elders ordered CP to search for the Straw Hat Pirates and Moria, and they directed Stussy, CP0, and other CP agents to locate and capture Xi Yan.

Xi Yan, Luffy, and Merry landed on an island after Kuma sent them flying from Sabaody, and Xi Yan concluded Kuma had likely saved them. As Xi Yan went to scout the island while Luffy and Merry waited, Boa Hancock's ship sailed toward Amazon Lily after ignoring the Navy's summons.

• Xi Yan, Luffy, and Merry landed on an island after three days inside Kuma's bear-paw bubble, and Xi Yan reassured Luffy that their scattered companions were probably safe.
• Xi Yan, Luffy, and Merry caught and roasted a wild boar, then agreed they would seek a ship and return to Sabaody rather than summon the Thousand Sunny before its coating was ready.
• Xi Yan left to explore the island alone, while Luffy assured Merry that Nami and the others would survive and gave her Laughing Mushrooms to cheer her up.
• Boa Sandersonia worried that Boa Hancock had agreed to the Navy's summons but was not going to Navy Headquarters, and Boa Hancock insisted her beauty would ensure she was forgiven.

Xi Yan explored Amazon Lily, learned that the island was protected by the Calm Belt and that its empress was the Shichibukai Snake Princess, then searched for Grandma Za to find a way off the island. Meanwhile, Luffy ate a dangerous mushroom, and villagers carried him and Merry back for treatment while Xi Yan followed unseen.

• Xi Yan disguised himself as a woman, explored the island, and learned from a woman under his illusion that it was Amazon Lily, a country inhabited entirely by women and protected by the Calm Belt.
• Xi Yan learned that Snake Princess was Amazon Lily’s empress and a Shichibukai, and that her ship was the island’s only vessel capable of sailing beyond the Calm Belt.
• After learning Grandma Za might know when Snake Princess would return, Xi Yan searched for her, created Shadow Clones to search the island, and sent one to inform Luffy and the others.
• Merry found Luffy covered in mushrooms after he ate a body-growing-mushrooms mushroom, and Margaret and other villagers rushed to take him to Doctor Belladonna.
• Xi Yan silently signaled Merry not to reveal him, then followed the villagers as they carried Luffy and Merry toward the village.

Xi Yan learned that the Navy planned to execute Ace and contacted Shakky, who revealed she had once been Amazon Lily’s empress and explained the possible routes to reach Ace. Shakky directed Xi Yan to find Gloriosa and Hancock for help, while Rayleigh and the others learned the Straw Hat Pirates had survived Kuma’s intervention.

• Xi Yan received his Shadow Clone’s report that Luffy had eaten something poisonous, then found a newspaper announcing Ace’s planned public execution.
• Xi Yan spoke with Shakky, confirmed the Straw Hat Pirates were alive after Kuma sent them to different islands, and learned Shakky had once been Amazon Lily’s empress.
• Xi Yan asked Shakky how to reach Ace; she explained the dangers of reaching the Underwater Great Prison and suggested going to Navy Headquarters for the coming war instead.
• Shakky told Xi Yan that Hancock could have a Permanent Log Pointer to Navy Headquarters and advised him to find Gloriosa, while warning him to hide that he was a man.
• Rayleigh returned with Hatchan, Camie, and Pappagu, and Shakky reassured them that Xi Yan had confirmed the Straw Hat Pirates were alive and had escaped the Marines.

Xi Yan reunited with Merry and Grandma Za on Amazon Lily, explained that the crew had arrived by Kuma’s ability, and used Shakky’s connection to gain Grandma Za’s trust. He secretly retrieved the unconscious Luffy and woke him with a promise of meat, then scolded him for eating the mushrooms and getting knocked out.

• Xi Yan found Grandma Za talking with Merry and confirmed that Luffy had recovered but was still unconscious.
• Grandma Za recognized Xi Yan as the Blood-Eyed Ninja who had killed a Celestial Dragon and urged him to leave Amazon Lily, but Xi Yan explained that Kuma had sent the crew there and showed her Shakky’s Den Den Mushi as proof of their connection.
• Grandma Za agreed to take Xi Yan and Merry with her while she contacted Shakky, and Merry explained that the crew had fought the Celestial Dragons after Camie was kidnapped and offered for one billion at the Human Auction.
• Xi Yan used his Rock Hand Technique to grab Luffy from his cell and carry him underground, startling Margaret, Kikyo, and the other women.
• Xi Yan woke Luffy by whispering that meat was nearby, then punched and scolded him for eating random mushrooms and leaving Merry unattended.

Xi Yan and Luffy reunited with Merry on Amazon Lily, where Grandma Za took them in as the island’s warriors reacted to seeing men. Meanwhile, Hancock refused the World Government’s summons to fight at Marineford, petrified Momonga’s crew and looted his ship, leaving Momonga waiting for her answer until morning.

• Luffy woke and asked after Merry, then Xi Yan brought him underground to reunite with her and Grandma Za as the Guardian Warriors searched for them.
• Grandma Za calmed the warriors, led Xi Yan, Luffy, and Merry toward her home, and offered Merry a Snake Egg; the group learned that Hancock had returned.
• Vice Admiral Momonga confronted Hancock over the summons to Marineford, but Hancock refused to participate and demanded the cargo aboard his ship.
• Hancock’s beauty distracted the Marines, and her Devil Fruit power turned all of them except Momonga into stone; her crew carried off the ship’s valuables.
• Momonga warned Hancock that he would treat her absence by morning as a breach of the agreement, but Hancock told him to do as he pleased and sailed back to Amazon Lily.

Xi Yan and his friends contacted Shakky, who asked Grandma Za to help them, while Shakky dealt with pirates threatening Camie and Hatchan. Xi Yan revealed that Ace was about to be executed, prompting Luffy to go to Navy Headquarters, and Grandma Za agreed to take them to Hancock to seek a Permanent Log Pointer.

• Xi Yan called Shakky using a White Den Den Mushi, and Shakky asked Grandma Za to help the group approach Hancock.
• Grandma Za called Shakky her older sister, shocking Xi Yan and the others, before Shakky warned her not to bring up her past affairs.
• Pirates entered Shakky's bar intending to capture Camie and Hatchan for the auction house, and Shakky threatened to kill them.
• Xi Yan asked Grandma Za for a Permanent Log Pointer to Navy Headquarters and showed Luffy the newspaper announcing Ace's execution.
• Luffy learned that Ace was his older brother and insisted on going to save him, so Grandma Za agreed to take the group to Hancock to ask for a pointer.

Hancock confronted Xi Yan after learning a man had appeared on Amazon Lily, but her charm ability failed to affect him. After Hancock turned Grandma Za to stone and ordered her warriors to attack, Xi Yan took control of them and prepared to fight Hancock.

• Hancock rejected a gemstone and smashed the clay statue the village children had made for her.
• Aini Xida told Hancock that a man had appeared in the village, and Grandma Za brought Xi Yan to meet her.
• Hancock attacked Xi Yan with Mero Mero Mellow, but the pink light passed through him without effect.
• Hancock turned Grandma Za into stone, and Xi Yan deduced that her Devil Fruit ability required its targets to be charmed first.
• Xi Yan used his Mangekyō Sharingan to take control of Aini Xida and the other warriors, then demanded that Hancock reverse Grandma Za's petrification.
• Hancock refused and declared she could not be hit, so Xi Yan stepped forward and said he would beat her.

Xi Yan fought Hancock after she petrified Grandma Za and controlled his companions, using Susanoo and his abilities to withstand her attacks. The battle continued in the Back Mountain forest as Hancock charged at his renewed Susanoo.

• Xi Yan punched Hancock through a window with Susanoo, ordered his controlled companions to guard Grandma Za’s stone statue, and pursued Hancock into the Back Mountain forest.
• Marigold and Sander Sonia found the damaged room and Grandma Za petrified, then went to search for Hancock after suspecting the man had caused the trouble.
• Hancock and Xi Yan fought in the forest; she petrified half his body with Fragrant Foot, but he escaped and restored himself.
• Xi Yan summoned Susanoo again and struck Hancock with both its fist and his own attack, but the Susanoo began to collapse.
• Xi Yan rewound his own time to recover his strength, summoned Susanoo again, and faced Hancock as she charged with Big Fragrant Foot.

Xi Yan fought Hancock, survived her petrifying attacks, and upgraded his Susanoo while Hancock searched for a way to defeat him. Meanwhile, Sandersonia discovered Luffy on Amazon Lily and pursued him after he refused to surrender.

• Hancock shattered Xi Yan's Susanoo and sent him crashing through trees, but Xi Yan reappeared unharmed and challenged her again.
• Hancock petrified Xi Yan and smashed his stone body, but he vanished and reappeared; Xi Yan then used Earth Release to split the ground, forcing Hancock to launch herself clear.
• Xi Yan upgraded Susanoo into a skeletal upper body, while Hancock suspected the ability burdened him and planned to attack from below.
• Sandersonia and Marguerite discovered that a man was at Grandma Za's house, so Sandersonia sent Marguerite to find Hancock and approached Luffy.
• Sandersonia attacked Luffy after he said he wanted the Permanent Log Pointer to Navy Headquarters, and Luffy ran off to draw her away while Sandersonia ordered her followers to capture him.

Hancock fought Xi Yan but could not kill him, and her exposed slave mark prompted him to offer a deal: he would remove it in exchange for freeing Grandma Za and giving him a Permanent Log Pointer to Navy Headquarters. Hancock accepted, and they headed off together to fulfill the bargain.

• Marguerite and the warriors followed the destruction to Hancock and Xi Yan, but Hancock ordered them to stay back as she continued fighting.
• Hancock's clothes tore and exposed the slave mark on her back, so she unleashed Conqueror's Haki to keep the approaching warriors from seeing it.
• Marguerite arrived, and Xi Yan offered to remove Hancock's mark in exchange for her agreement to his demands.
• Hancock accepted Xi Yan's first demand to undo Grandma Za's petrification and spare her from punishment, then agreed to provide a Permanent Log Pointer to Navy Headquarters.
• Xi Yan gave Hancock his coat and led the way as she and Marguerite followed him to complete their deal.

Xi Yan protected Hancock and promised to remove the mark on her back in exchange for a Permanent Log Pointer, while Luffy’s escape from Sandersonia ended when Hancock ordered the pursuit to stop. Hancock took Xi Yan to her bedchamber, and Sandersonia escorted Luffy to meet Merry and buy supplies.

• Xi Yan told Marguerite and Hancock that Medical Ninjutsu could remove their marks, then accompanied Hancock toward the village.
• Marguerite told Xi Yan that Sandersonia had gone after Luffy, and Luffy fled her attacks until he crashed headfirst into a rock.
• Xi Yan caught a Haki-coated arrow aimed at Luffy, and Luffy confirmed that Merry was safe and learned Xi Yan still needed to fulfill his promise before receiving the Permanent Log Pointer.
• Sandersonia attacked Xi Yan, but Hancock blocked her and ordered her warriors to stop pursuing the two men.
• Hancock took Xi Yan to her bedchamber while Sandersonia escorted Luffy to find Merry and purchase supplies.
• Merry worried that Margaret might be punished for protecting her, but Luffy returned and told Merry that the fighting had stopped.

Xi Yan and Hancock reached a deal: he would try to remove the mark on her back, while she would free Grandma Za and give him a Permanent Log Pointer to Navy Headquarters. When Grandma Za revealed that Xi Yan had killed three Celestial Dragons, Hancock and her sisters were overwhelmed, and Hancock broke down in tears.

• Hancock released Grandma Za from petrification and dismissed the warriors from her bedchamber.
• Xi Yan and Hancock confirmed their agreement, and Hancock explained that Xi Yan had seen the mark on her back.
• Sandersonia returned and reacted with suspicion when Hancock said Xi Yan would try to remove the mark.
• Grandma Za showed Hancock the newspaper reporting that Xi Yan had killed three Celestial Dragons.
• Xi Yan explained that he killed them to protect his friends and companions from being taken as slaves.
• Hancock wept after learning Xi Yan had dared to kill Celestial Dragons.

Hancock told Xi Yan that she and her sisters had been enslaved by the Celestial Dragons before Fisher Tiger freed them, and explained why they had hidden the marks on their backs. After Xi Yan reassured her and offered to remove the marks, Hancock gave him the Permanent Log Pointer to Navy Headquarters.

• Hancock revealed that the mark on her back was the Celestial Dragons’ Flying Dragon’s Hoof, branded on her and her sisters as slaves.
• Hancock recounted how human traffickers captured the sisters and how Fisher Tiger freed them when he raided Mary Geoise.
• Hancock and Sandersonia explained that they had invented the Gorgon curse to conceal their slave brands, and that the Celestial Dragons had forced them to eat their Devil Fruits.
• Xi Yan promised not to look down on Hancock and offered to remove the marks, easing the sisters’ fears.
• Hancock retrieved the Permanent Log Pointer to Navy Headquarters and handed it to Xi Yan.

Xi Yan prepared to remove the mark on Hancock’s back while explaining that he and his companions planned to join the war to rescue Ace. As Hancock’s operation began, Whitebeard ordered his crew to destroy the Navy’s surveillance ships.

• Hancock gave Xi Yan the Permanent Log Pointer, and he summoned surgical equipment from a storage scroll to prepare for her operation.
• Xi Yan told Grandma Za and the sisters that he had escaped two Marine Admirals with help from Moria and Rayleigh, then explained that he planned to rescue Ace at Navy Headquarters.
• Hancock said Kuma would likely attend the war, giving Xi Yan hope that he could speak with him, then lay down for Xi Yan to remove her back’s mark.
• Xi Yan administered local anesthetic and waited for it to take effect while Grandma Za, Sandersonia, and Marguerite guarded the stairs and discussed how the group had reached the village.
• Marco reported that Whitebeard’s affiliated crews were gathering and identified twenty-three Navy surveillance ships, and Whitebeard ordered them all sunk.

After Xi Yan removed Hancock’s back mark, her gratitude and growing affection for him became clear. Grandma Za proposed that Hancock use her Shichibukai summons to visit the Underwater Great Prison, potentially letting Xi Yan reach Ace without joining the war at Navy Headquarters.

• Hancock saw that Xi Yan had removed her mark without leaving a scar and broke down in tears of gratitude.
• Grandma Za agreed to look after Merry while Xi Yan went to the war, and Xi Yan explained that Merry was the Straw Hat Pirates’ Ship Spirit.
• Hancock offered Xi Yan her ship, but Grandma Za warned that the Marines might not let it approach Navy Headquarters during the war.
• Xi Yan decided to use his Mangekyō Sharingan to control a Sea King as transportation.
• Grandma Za suggested that Hancock demand permission to visit the Underwater Great Prison before accepting her mandatory summons, giving Xi Yan a possible chance to reach Ace.

Xi Yan and Grandma Za devised a way for Hancock to preserve her Shichibukai title while helping them reach the Underwater Great Prison, and Hancock requested permission to visit Ace. Sengoku approved the request, but Navy Headquarters soon learned that Whitebeard had destroyed its surveillance fleet and prepared for war.

• Hancock agreed to join the war, while Grandma Za warned that refusing could cost her Shichibukai title and endanger Amazon Lily.
• Xi Yan agreed not to attack Momonga and proposed having Sea Kings follow the Navy warship so he could infiltrate the Underwater Great Prison safely.
• Hancock asked Momonga for permission to visit Ace, and Sengoku approved the condition while ordering that Hancock be restrained with Sea Stone handcuffs.
• Sengoku and Tsuru discussed Jinbe's refusal to fight and the strength of the Shichibukai who would join the war.
• A communications soldier reported that all twenty-three warships monitoring Whitebeard had lost contact, and Sengoku ordered the Navy to prepare for battle.