Chapter Summaries

The Straw Hat Pirates reached Fish-Man Island, where the New Fish-Man Pirates attacked them and demanded they join. After Perona defeated their attackers, the crew blasted through the island’s outer bubble, lost their coating, and were swept into a powerful current as Xi Yan tried to rescue them.

• The Straw Hat Pirates spotted Fish-Man Island, but Kraken fled after Hamon and the New Fish-Man Pirates appeared on the sea beasts’ heads, leaving the Thousand Sunny to crash onto a seabed sandbank.
• Hamon confronted Luffy, citing the crew’s ties to Xi Yan and their protection of Hatchan, then offered them officer positions in the New Fish-Man Pirates; Luffy refused.
• Perona used Negative Ghosts to incapacitate the Sea Lion, Blue Zang, and the other sea beasts, then blasted Hamon with an Exploding Ghost.
• The crew chose to enter Fish-Man Island with the Coup de Vent, and the Thousand Sunny broke through the outer bubble, which absorbed its coating.
• The ship plunged into the sea and the current swept the crew apart; Xi Yan freed himself with Water Release: Dance of the Swimming Fish and sent Shadow Clones to rescue his companions.

After reaching Fish-Man Island, Xi Yan reunited with Camie, who had not recognized him and learned that he had faked his death. The group visited the mermaids, learned Jinbe was away and encountered the royal princes searching for illegal arrivals; as a Supernova arrived, Sanji began bleeding heavily after seeing a mermaid.

• Luffy woke in Camie's care, and Xi Yan explained that Camie and the others had rescued them from the current while his separated crewmates had reached shore safely.
• Camie mistook Xi Yan for someone else until he revealed his Sharinggan, then learned he was alive and promised to keep his survival secret.
• Camie took the group by Turtle Elevator to meet her mermaid friends, where Sanji declared the mermaids his All Blue and plunged into the sea.
• Luffy asked to see Jinbe, but Camie said Jinbe had left Fish-Man Island with the Fish-Man Pirate Crew after resigning from the Shichibukai; she also warned them about Hody's New Fish-Man Pirates.
• Xi Yan spotted a ship from Ryugu Kingdom, and the group hid as Sharks, Star Emperor, and Sunfish Star searched for illegal intruders and heard that the Supernova Caribou had arrived.
• As Xi Yan wondered whether Caribou had come for them, blood suddenly burst from a distant reef, and Usopp recognized it as Sanji's blood.

Sanji nearly died from blood loss after seeing a mermaid, but Camie found human donors and brought the Straw Hat Crew to safety. At Mermaid Cafe, Shyarly used her Crystal Ball to glimpse a mysterious man with concentric-circle pupils and a vision of Fish-Man Island destroyed, with Luffy at the forefront.

• Sanji’s nosebleed left him near death, and Luffy begged the Fish-Man Race to donate blood, but Kasa Keba explained that an old rule forbade them from giving blood to humans.
• Kasa Keba’s group attacked, and Luffy fought them off with Second Gear and stopped a sea dog with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Camie took the Ryugu to find human blood donors, and two okama saved Sanji; Luffy showed no symptoms from the poison in his wound.
• Camie brought Luffy, Xi Yan, and Usopp to Madame Shyarly’s house, where they learned she had quit fortune-telling and that the New Fish-Man Pirates were deterring human pirates.
• Shyarly secretly used her Crystal Ball to look into the Straw Hat Crew’s future and saw a dangerous man with concentric-circle pupils before Fish-Man Island appeared destroyed, with Luffy at the front.

Nami and Merry set out to explore Fish-Man Island while Robin and Franky went their separate ways, and Perona reunited with a lost Zoro before they accepted an invitation to Ryugu Palace. Xi Yan and the others met Brook and Pappagu, learned about Vander Decken IX’s pursuit of the Mermaid Princess and Fish-Man Island’s dessert tribute to the Big Mom Pirates, then arrived at Pappagu’s lavish home.

• Nami and Merry went shopping, Robin left to investigate the island’s history, and Franky stayed behind to work on the Thousand Sunny.
• Perona found Zoro wandering in a Coral Forest, and Fish-Man Race soldiers invited them to dinner at Ryugu Palace because Zoro had rescued Megalo.
• Xi Yan, Luffy, Usopp, and the others reunited with Brook and Pappagu outside the Mermaid Cafe, then went with Pappagu to his home for Sea Beast Meat.
• Pappagu explained that Vander Decken IX had been sending threatening messages to the Mermaid Princess, prompting the royal family to hunt him.
• Pappagu revealed that Fish-Man Island supplied desserts to the Big Mom Pirates in exchange for protection, and the group reached his enormous home on Celebrity Street.

Xi Yan and the Straw Hat Pirates reunited with Nami, Merry, Camie, and Pappagu at Pappagu’s shop, where Nami haggled for clothes and then accepted the entire store as a gift. When King Neptune arrived, he invited the group to Ryugu Kingdom, and they set off together with Camie and Pappagu.

• Pappagu welcomed Xi Yan and the Straw Hat Pirates to his castle and explained that his fashion brand had made him rich and famous.
• Nami tried to bargain down the price of clothes while shopping with Merry, then took every item in the shop after Pappagu offered them for free.
• Nami, Merry, and Camie reunited with Xi Yan, the others, and Pappagu, who learned that Camie had borrowed Ryugu to help Sanji.
• King Neptune arrived and invited the Straw Hat Pirates to Ryugu Kingdom, reassuring the group that Camie and Pappagu could join them.
• Luffy pulled Camie and Pappagu aboard Megalo, and the group set off for Ryugu Kingdom.

Fish-Man Island’s soldiers suspected the Straw Hat Pirates of abducting mermaids and destroying the island, so Sharks ordered them and Caribou’s crew kept under watch while he investigated. Meanwhile, Neptune brought Luffy and the others to Ryugu Kingdom, where they learned about its wonders and Shirahoshi’s danger, but Luffy and Xi Yan slipped away before the banquet.

• Sharks questioned the soldiers about the missing mermaids, and they reported that neither Caribou’s crew nor the Straw Hat Pirates’ ship had been found.
• Madame Shyarly confirmed her prophecy that Luffy would destroy Fish-Man Island, so Sharks ordered the Straw Hat Pirates captured without harming them and barred Caribou’s crew from leaving.
• Neptune thanked Luffy’s group for rescuing Megalo, brought them toward Ryugu Kingdom, and explained how Sun Tree Eve carried sunlight to Fish-Man Island.
• Neptune revealed that Zoro and Perona had already reached the kingdom, and Merry rescued Usopp and Nami after they fell from Megalo.
• Neptune welcomed the group into Ryugu Kingdom, where they learned Vander Decken was still harassing Shirahoshi and that she remained in the Hard Shell Tower.
• Luffy ran off toward the smell of food, Xi Yan chased after him, and the others realized both had disappeared while the ministers spoke with Neptune.

Xi Yan and Luffy entered the Hard Shell Tower and met Shirahoshi, who mistook them for attackers before recognizing Xi Yan. While hiding from the Right Minister, they learned the Straw Hat Crew had been detained on suspicion of abducting mermaids and that Vander Decken was attacking Shirahoshi; they then shared her meal.

• Luffy followed the smell of food to the Hard Shell Tower, and Xi Yan warned him that it looked more like a place for protection or imprisonment than a banquet hall.
• Xi Yan and Luffy entered Shirahoshi's bedroom, where she began crying and called for help; she stopped when Xi Yan revealed his identity as the Blood-Eyed Ninja.
• Xi Yan destroyed a Plum Blossom Axe aimed at Shirahoshi, then hid with Luffy while the Right Minister questioned her; Shirahoshi concealed their presence and learned that the Straw Hat Crew had been detained over the missing mermaids and Madame Shyarly's prediction.
• After the Right Minister left, Shirahoshi recognized Xi Yan and agreed to keep his survival secret; Xi Yan and Luffy dismissed concerns about their captured companions and suspected someone had framed them.
• Shirahoshi explained that Vander Decken used the Target-Target Fruit to attack her with weapons, forcing her to remain inside the tower; she offered Xi Yan and Luffy her food, and they began eating together.

The Straw Hat Pirates were accused of threatening Fish-Man Island and fought the royal guards after refusing arrest. With Merry and Perona turning the tide, the crew defeated and bound Neptune and his soldiers, then realized Luffy and Xi Yan had gone missing.

• The Left Minister tried to arrest Nami and the others, citing mermaid abductions and Madame Shyarly’s prophecy, but they refused to surrender.
• Usopp, Nami, Brook, and Merry fought the Fish-Man Soldiers, with Merry unleashing a powerful water tornado that smashed through a wall.
• Zoro and Perona arrived and joined the fight, while Merry removed the seawater from the room by expanding a Bubble Coral bubble.
• Neptune charged Zoro but injured his own back, and Perona’s Negative Ghosts incapacitated the soldiers before Zoro tied everyone up.
• Nami told Perona that Luffy and Xi Yan had disappeared, and Zoro argued with the others over his lack of direction.

The Straw Hat crew captured Ryugu Kingdom’s leaders and negotiated with the Three Princes for a ship coating and help finding their missing crewmates. Nami learned Jinbe was waiting at the Sea Forest and set out with Perona, Camie, and Merry, while Luffy and Xi Yan remained with Shirahoshi in Hard Shell Tower.

• Nami tried to get the Left Minister to reveal the treasure vault’s location, but learned he did not know where Luffy and Xi Yan were.
• Nami’s Log Pointer and Merry’s spare both malfunctioned, and the crew realized they needed a coating worker and a way to navigate onward.
• Zoro answered a Den Den Mushi call from Sharks and demanded a coating for the Thousand Sunny and help finding Franky, Chopper, and the other missing crew members in exchange for releasing the hostages.
• Sharks passed on Jinbe’s message to Luffy: avoid fighting Hody and meet him at the Sea Forest; Neptune then explained Jinbe’s connection to the Sun Pirates.
• Nami reacted angrily when she realized Arlong had also borne a sun tattoo and decided to go to the Sea Forest to speak with Jinbe, accompanied by Perona, Camie, and Merry.
• Luffy and Xi Yan continued eating Shirahoshi’s lunch in Hard Shell Tower, where Shirahoshi asked Xi Yan about the sun, stars, forests, and life beyond Fish-Man Island.

Luffy and Xi Yan took Shirahoshi out of the Hard Shell Tower for a trip to the Sea Forest, while their companions dealt with trouble elsewhere on Fish-Man Island. After Hatchan warned Sanji that Hody was about to attack Ryugu Kingdom, Sanji decided to find Luffy and the others after helping Chopper treat Hatchan.

• After Luffy and Xi Yan encouraged Shirahoshi to leave the tower, she agreed to visit the Sea Forest and hid inside Megalo's mouth while the two men used bubble techniques to protect themselves.
• Megalo smashed through the tower's gate and carried Shirahoshi, Luffy, and Xi Yan toward the Sea Forest as Brook and the Right Minister discovered that Shirahoshi was gone.
• Chopper fought off Fish-Man Soldiers who tried to arrest him and Sanji, while Sanji attacked them and insisted on going to Ryugu Kingdom to see the Mermaid Princess.
• Chopper and Sanji found Hatchan badly wounded with arrows in his back, and Hatchan warned them that Hody was about to attack Fish-Man Island and Ryugu Kingdom was about to fall.
• After Hatchan lost consciousness, Sanji told Chopper to treat him and planned to find Luffy and the others.

Xi Yan and Luffy found Sanji, Chopper, and the injured Hatchan, then rescued Shirahoshi from a misunderstanding and a flying axe attack. After Luffy defeated Ryūgū, the group left with Shirahoshi, while Vander Decken learned she had gone with a human and vowed to kill her and the others.

• Xi Yan sent Shadow Clones to investigate the Right Minister’s suspicion that they had kidnapped mermaids, then he and Luffy found Sanji, Chopper, and an injured Hatchan, who warned them that Hody planned to attack the island.
• Megalo brought Shirahoshi to the shore, where the Fish-Man Race citizens mistook Xi Yan and Luffy for kidnappers and Sanji turned to stone after seeing the Mermaid Princess.
• Xi Yan shattered Vander Decken’s flying axe before it could hit Shirahoshi, and Luffy used Second Gear to knock Ryūgū back into the sea.
• Chopper found Sanji restored and safe, and Luffy took the group away on Megalo with Shirahoshi and Hatchan.
• Ryūgū told Vander Decken that Shirahoshi had left with a human, and Vander Decken vowed to kill her and the humans.

The Straw Hats reached Sea Forest with Shirahoshi, where Xi Yan reunited with Jinbe and treated Hatchan. As the group gathered around the Thousand Sunny, Vander Decken attacked Shirahoshi again, and Luffy knocked his axe away.

• Camie identified Vander Decken as the man who had harassed Shirahoshi with tracking attacks for ten years, and Nami and Perona condemned him.
• Luffy, Xi Yan, Shirahoshi, Chopper, and Sanji reached Sea Forest, found Franky and the Thousand Sunny, and learned that Robin had gone into the Coral Forest to search for a Historical Text.
• Jinbe reunited with Luffy and Xi Yan, learned Xi Yan had survived Mary Geoise by faking his death, and thanked him for freeing Fish-Man slaves.
• Jinbe discovered Shirahoshi had left Ryugu Kingdom, while Xi Yan used Medical Ninjutsu to treat Hatchan and Sanji recovered after receiving Chopper's blood.
• Dan emerged from the Thousand Sunny as Franky explained he was coating the ship, and Luffy knocked away a Plum Blossom Axe Vander Decken hurled at Shirahoshi.

The Straw Hat Pirates reunited at the Sea Forest, where Jinbe revealed he had exiled Arlong to the East Blue, forcing Nami to confront his connection to her suffering. Jinbe began explaining himself as Hatchan confirmed the Arlong Pirates’ past and injured himself while apologizing, leaving Nami’s response unresolved.

• Xi Yan explained that Vander Decken had been attacking Shirahoshi, and Shirahoshi visited her mother Queen Otohime’s grave while the others promised to protect her.
• Dan recognized Ōtsutsuki Xi Yan as Fish-Man Island’s hero and agreed to coat the Thousand Sunny within two days.
• Nami and the others arrived, and Nami explained that they had defeated the Ryugu Kingdom’s forces after being accused of kidnapping a mermaid and threatening Fish-Man Island.
• Jinbe defended Luffy and Xi Yan against Madame Shyarly’s prophecy, then admitted he had exiled Arlong to the East Blue eleven years earlier.
• Sanji and Perona confronted Jinbe over Arlong’s abuse of Nami, while Hatchan confirmed the harm the Arlong Pirates had caused and tried to apologize before his wound reopened.

Jinbe recounted how Queen Otohime and Fisher Tiger devoted their lives to the Fish-Man Race, explaining the persecution that shaped their opposing efforts and the events that led to Tiger’s death. He also revealed how he became a Shichibukai to further their cause, prompting Arlong and other crew members to leave the Sun Pirates.

• Jinbe explained that Whitebeard protected Fish-Man Island from human pirates and that Queen Otohime sought peaceful coexistence while Fisher Tiger rescued slaves from Mary Geoise.
• Jinbe described Otohime’s efforts to comfort Fish-Man Island’s citizens and persuade them to sign a petition supporting the Fish-Man Race’s move to the surface, though no one signed it.
• Jinbe recounted how Fisher Tiger escaped enslavement, returned to Mary Geoise to free the slaves, and formed the Sun Pirates with Jinbe and other Fish-Men.
• Jinbe said the Sun Pirates were betrayed by humans while returning Koala home, and Fisher Tiger died after refusing a human blood transfusion for his wounds.
• Jinbe explained that Arlong was captured by Kizaru, then released when Jinbe became a Shichibukai; Arlong later fought Jinbe and left the Sun Pirates with Hatchan and others.

Jinbe recounted Queen Otohime’s efforts to secure a future for Fish-Man Island, including how Shirahoshi summoned Sea Kings and how Hody likely arranged Otohime’s murder. He admitted responsibility for Arlong’s crimes and knelt before Nami, offering his life to atone.

• Jinbe explained that Arlong had been released after he became a Shichibukai, then described Queen Otohime’s ongoing effort to persuade Fish-Man Island’s citizens to move to the surface.
• Jinbe recounted how Queen Otohime saved a stranded Celestial Dragon, traveled with him to the surface, and returned with his promise to support peaceful coexistence.
• Jinbe revealed that Shirahoshi’s crying had summoned Sea Kings that frightened the Celestial Dragon, and that an unknown attacker later killed Queen Otohime while she gathered signatures.
• Xi Yan suspected Hody had killed Otohime and framed a human, while Hatchan confirmed that Hody planned to seize Fish-Man Island.
• Jinbe confessed that Arlong had been his subordinate and that he had failed to learn of Arlong’s crimes because Arlong bribed Marines, then knelt before Nami and offered his life.

Nami forgave Jinbe for his connection to Arlong, while Xi Yan’s intelligence revealed that Hody had invaded Ryugu Kingdom and planned to seize power by persecuting Fish-Men friendly with humans. As Jinbe prepared to confront Hody, Hody captured Neptune and the Straw Hats in Ryugu Kingdom and began preparing a live broadcast.

• Nami told Jinbe she blamed Arlong, not the Fish-Man Race, and Jinbe wept with gratitude as Hatchan cried too.
• Luffy woke from a nap and asked Jinbe to continue his story, while Nami and Shirahoshi introduced themselves and bonded over their feelings about Queen Otohime.
• Jinbe decided to deal with Hody and his crew, but Xi Yan reported that Hody had already entered Ryugu Kingdom and intended to kill Fish-Men friendly with humans and become king.
• Xi Yan revealed that Hody’s crew had enslaved captured humans and that he had destroyed Caribou’s pirate ship to keep the suspected crew from leaving Fish-Man Island.
• A visual Den Den Mushi appeared, and Hatchan wanted to fight alongside Jinbe, but Jinbe ordered him to recover.
• Hody mocked the captive Neptune, refused to spare his children or other human-friendly Fish-Men, and prepared a live broadcast after confirming that the captured swordsman’s weapons had been taken.

Xi Yan and the others watched Hody Jones announce his plan to seize Fish-Man Island, execute King Neptune, and target the humans and islanders who supported coexistence. After Hody revealed that Zoro, Usopp, and Brook were captured, Luffy chose to lead the Straw Hat crew to Ryugu Kingdom and confront him.

• Xi Yan and the others watched Hody Jones claim he would become king and expel any fish-men who befriended humans.
• Hody revealed that he had captured Neptune, threatened to execute him in three hours, and ordered the Signed Letters' signers to be hunted down.
• Hody showed Zoro, Usopp, and Brook imprisoned and threatened to drown them and target the rest of the Straw Hat crew.
• Xi Yan reasoned that Usopp could escape the ordinary chains, while Jinbe explained that Luffy's bounty had risen after the Marineford War.
• Luffy dismissed his bounty as a concern and led the crew toward Ryugu Kingdom to confront Hody.

Jinbe explained why Hody targeted Shirahoshi and urged Luffy to avoid provoking the fish-men, but the Straw Hat Pirates insisted on rescuing their captured companions and helping Fish-Man Island. Jinbe persuaded Luffy to follow a plan to rescue King Neptune and recover Queen Otohime’s letter, and the chapter ended with the crew preparing to split up.

• Jinbe and Hatchan warned Shirahoshi that Hody wanted to kill her because her ability to summon Sea Kings threatened his plans, and Xi Yan concluded that the public execution was bait.
• Luffy refused to stay behind, so Jinbe fought him; Robin’s newly developed clone appeared between them, Sanji rushed in, and the fighters accidentally struck him before Robin revealed herself.
• Jinbe explained that a direct fight between humans and Hody’s crew could deepen hatred between the races, while Sanji and Xi Yan argued that the crew had to protect their friends and Fish-Man Island.
• Jinbe proposed that he and Megalo get captured to enter the plaza while Nami stole the Celestial Dragons letter and the key to King Neptune’s chains; Xi Yan and Nami offered protection and concealment.
• The crew agreed that Xi Yan’s clone would help rescue the captured companions, and Merry lifted the Thousand Sunny into the air with her Wind Force after revealing that she was a Ship Spirit.
• Sanji tried to name their operation, but Jinbe and the others rejected the idea.

Vander Decken marked Noah’s Ark with his Devil Fruit power, planning to use it to destroy Fish-Man Island. Meanwhile, Usopp, Zoro, and Brook escaped their cage and tried to secure a way out, but Brook’s attempt to find Pappagu ended with Pappagu fleeing from his ghostly soul.

• Vander Decken learned that Shirahoshi had survived his attacks, then marked Noah’s Ark as a weapon against her and his other enemies.
• Usopp used his More-More Fruit to free himself, Zoro, and Brook from their chains and enlarge their cage, but had to reinforce its cracking suspension chains.
• With seawater rising and no Bubble Coral or weapons, Brook revealed that he could leave his body and pass through walls, then went to find Pappagu.
• Brook discovered that the Fish-Men had disappeared and returned to search for Pappagu, while Usopp and Zoro waited.
• Brook found Pappagu hiding in Ryugu Kingdom, but Pappagu mistook Brook’s glowing soul for a dangerous ghost and ran away.

Xi Yan entered Ryugu Kingdom with Perona and rescued Zoro, Usopp, and their companions, while Jinbe and Shirahoshi were captured and brought before Hody. Hody revealed that he had murdered Queen Otohime and attacked Neptune, but Shirahoshi said through her tears that she had known the truth for a long time.

• Xi Yan and Perona traveled up the corridor into Ryugu Kingdom after Zoro’s sword strike made the Straw Hat crew’s location obvious.
• Xi Yan used his Water Dragon to catch Zoro, Usopp, and their companions as they were swept away from the building Zoro had cut apart.
• Hody’s fish-men lured Jinbe and Shirahoshi into a net trap and brought them to the plaza, where Hody gathered one hundred thousand fighters against the Straw Hat Crew.
• Shyarly told Hody that Straw Hat Luffy, not Hody, was prophesied to destroy Fish-Man Island, and Hody shot her with Gekisui.
• Hody confessed that he had killed Queen Otohime, framed a human for her death, and then stabbed Neptune when the king confronted him.
• Hody taunted Shirahoshi about her mother’s murder, but Shirahoshi replied that she had known the truth for a long time.