Chapter Summaries

Nami and the others discovered that the children in the nursery were being held there under the pretense of illness, and the children begged them to take them home. Although Sanji urged the group to escape and regroup with Luffy, Nami and Perona chose to stay and help the children.

• Tea Beard told Luffy's group that Akainu and Aokiji's battle had permanently altered Punk Hazard's climate, and Xi Yan explained that Devil Fruit Awakening could change the environment.
• Nami's group met children of various sizes in a nursery, where the children happily played with Franky, Chopper, Perona, and Nami.
• Kin'emon frightened the children by shouting for Momonosuke, while pursuers arrived and prepared to drive the Straw Hat Pirates out of the nursery.
• Mocha and the other children begged Nami's group to save them, revealing that they had been kept on the island for years and wanted to see their parents.
• Nami and Perona decided to stay and help the children despite Sanji's warnings that the group should escape and regroup with Luffy.

Nami, Perona, Sanji, Franky, and Chopper fought their way through a facility and escorted the children toward its exit, where they encountered Law and G5 Marines. Law then used his Devil Fruit ability to disable the Marines and prevent them from reporting what had happened.

• Nami formed a Cloud Wall to block bullets while Perona blasted the pursuers with Exploding Ghosts, and Sanji and Franky defeated the attackers.
• Sanji and Franky stayed behind as Chopper escorted Nami, Perona, and the children through the facility; the group realized the children had been taken from their parents under false pretenses.
• Perona sent ghosts to find the exit and discovered a room containing people frozen in ice before guiding the group to the Great Gate.
• Sanji and the others caught up, and Chopper kicked open the gate, revealing Law and a group of G5 Marines; Nami mistook Law for the person who had kidnapped the children and led everyone away.
• Law used ROOM and Tact to lift the Marines' warship, sliced the Marines apart without killing them, and took their Den Den Mushi so they could not report the events.

Xi Yan and the others found Trafalgar Law amid the Navy wreckage, and Law directed Luffy toward the research institute to reunite with his partners. Behind the facility, Kin'emon used his Devil Fruit power to give everyone warm clothes, was beaten for delaying, and the Straw Hats finally reached Nami's group.

• Xi Yan and the others spotted wrecked Navy warships and wondered why the Marines were at the facility.
• Luffy recognized Trafalgar Law, who told him Nami and the others were behind the research institute.
• Xi Yan suspected Law was hiding something, but the group continued toward the research institute to find their partners.
• Kin'emon used his power to create cotton clothes for Nami, Chopper, Franky, Perona, and the others who were freezing.
• Franky and Nami beat Kin'emon after he admitted he had delayed because he wanted to keep seeing their swimsuits.
• Luffy and the others arrived, and Nami's group recognized his voice with relief.

After Trafalgar Law swapped the crew’s souls, Xi Yan learned that Devil Fruit powers remained tied to their users’ bodies rather than their souls. Perona used Nami’s body and Cloud Cloud Fruit to fly, leaving Nami eager to try flying with Perona’s body.

• The crew took shelter in a ruined experimental facility, and Kin'emon rejoiced when his lower body was restored while Luffy mourned the loss of his imagined Foot Maru.
• Nami explained that Trafalgar Law had swapped the crew’s souls, and the group identified who was occupying Franky, Chopper, Sanji, Nami, and Perona’s bodies.
• Xi Yan theorized that Devil Fruit powers belonged to the body, and Perona tested the idea by turning her arm into a cloud.
• Perona used the Cloud Cloud Fruit to fly, and Nami asked how she had done it.
• Xi Yan suggested that Nami try flying with Perona’s body, and Nami eagerly decided to attempt it.

The Straw Hat Pirates discussed Nami using Perona’s body and discovered that Haki remained usable after a soul swap. Kin'emon explained how he had been cut apart and began arguing with Tea Beard about the children and his missing son.

• Perona explained that mastering the Spirit-Spirit Fruit’s ghost ability took time, while Nami used a Negative Ghost on Xi Yan and her borrowed body’s muscle memory punched Brook.
• Nami knocked Luffy down and demanded that he help restore everyone’s bodies, while Xi Yan explained that Haki could persist because it came from the soul.
• Kin'emon recounted being cut into pieces by a Shichibukai, and Tea Beard told him the Blood-Eyed Ninja had died after attacking Mary Geoise.
• Kin'emon said Wano Country had ninja and revealed that he had slashed Tea Beard’s subordinate while searching for his son.
• Tea Beard said the children were at the facility for treatment, and Kin'emon accused him of taking his son.

Kin'emon and the others questioned the children about Momonosuke, reunited Kin'emon's separated body parts, and tied up Tea Beard. Tea Beard explained the Worst Generation, Law's role in restoring his legs, and the dragon Vegapunk created, then was shocked when Luffy said the dragon tasted good.

• Kin'emon argued with Tea Beard about whether Momonosuke was on the island, and a child confirmed that an unfamiliar child had been there but did not know where he went.
• Nami suggested asking the children, and Sanji concluded that Momonosuke was likely on the island even though they still had to find him.
• Usopp asked about Kin'emon's talking lower body, and Nami kicked Kin'emon after he demonstrated that it spoke through a fart.
• Brook revealed that Kin'emon's headless upper body had attacked him, and Usopp handed out identity plaques so the group could recognize one another.
• Luffy ordered the others to tie up Tea Beard, who said Law would rescue him and explained that Law had attached his lower body after Basil Hawkins injured him.
• Tea Beard described the Worst Generation and said Vegapunk had created the island's powerful dragon, then stared in shock when Luffy said it tasted good.

The Straw Hat Pirates and the children shared dragon meat while Zoro and Sanji bickered, then Sanji, Brook, Xi Yan, and Zoro went to find the samurai whose body had fallen into the lake. Meanwhile, Caesar received permission from Joker to capture the Straw Hat Pirates for experiments and ordered his subordinates to attack.

• Merry took a huge piece of dragon meat from her pocket, and Zoro sliced it into portions for everyone to eat.
• Zoro and Sanji fought until Sanji learned that Zoro had spent two years with Perona and grew jealous.
• Sanji and Brook set out to find the samurai, and Xi Yan and Zoro joined them after learning the samurai's body had likely fallen into the lake.
• Caesar told his subordinates to capture the Straw Hat Pirates and use poison if they could not take them alive.
• Monet explained that the crew's bounties totaled over one billion Beli, and Caesar ordered his subordinates to begin their attack.

Caesar lured a wounded centaur warrior into a sealed room to test his new Gas Weapon and planned to use the Straw Hat Pirates as test subjects. Meanwhile, Chopper realized the children’s painful episodes were linked to the candy Caesar had given them, leaving the crew horrified by his experiments.

• Caesar promised to rescue Tea Beard, then tricked the centaur warrior into entering a sealed room so he could test his new Gas Weapon on him.
• Caesar told Monet to have his subordinates release someone outside, intending to use the Straw Hat Pirates as test subjects while relying on the children to return for candy.
• Chopper examined the children by collecting their sweat, while Nami reassured Mocha that they would all get home safely.
• The children began collapsing in pain, and Chopper recognized a reaction in his test sample as the crew questioned what was wrong.
• Laide and the other children said they craved Caesar’s candy because it eased their pain, and Chopper and the crew realized the candy was part of Caesar’s experiments.

Chopper discovered that the children had been poisoned with NHC10 and were growing larger because they were being used as experimental subjects. As the children attacked the Straw Hats while craving candy, Usopp put them to sleep, leaving the crew to confront the danger without harming them.

• Chopper found traces of the controlled poison NHC10 in the children and concluded that Caesar's candy was keeping them dependent on more doses.
• Chopper warned Laide not to eat more candy, but Laide struck Luffy and revealed his immense strength as the children began growing giant-sized.
• The children explained that they had grown larger the longer they stayed on the island, leading Chopper to realize they were experimental subjects with abnormal pituitary activity.
• Mocha attacked Nami with an iron pipe, and Perona used her Logia powers to protect her from the blow.
• As the giant children continued attacking, Usopp fired Exploding Sleep Stars and knocked them unconscious.

Luffy’s group split up, with Chopper, Nami, and Perona staying behind to guard the poisoned children while the others went to confront Caesar. As the guards settled into the cave, Scotch and Locke spotted them and prepared to capture the woman their master wanted.

• Nami, Perona, and Chopper urged Luffy to save the abducted children, and Luffy agreed to send them home after confronting Caesar.
• Merry bound the larger children to pillars with chains while Chopper and Nami stayed behind to watch over them.
• Luffy led the others toward the laboratory to find Caesar, while the group acknowledged they could not restore their swapped bodies until they reunited with Trafalgar Law.
• After Luffy’s group left, Nami, Chopper, and Perona entered the cave to wait, leaving the sleeping Tea Beard behind.
• Scotch and Locke watched the cave, confirmed that the woman their master wanted was inside, and prepared to capture her with Sea Stone chains.

Law learned Vergo was hiding in Caesar’s laboratory and left to settle their old grudge, while Caesar and Monet prepared to test a weapon on captured Marines. In the snowy mountains, Xi Yan, Sanji, Zoro, and Brook tracked down the samurai’s location and found an enormous footprint that Brook claimed belonged to a legendary Snowman.

• Law denied calling the Straw Hat Pirates to the laboratory, and Caesar accepted his explanation before revealing that the poisoned children would return for more candy.
• Law left to search for the missing Vice Admiral; Caesar and Monet discussed Vergo’s hiding place, Law’s heart, and their plan to test Caesar’s weapon on Marines.
• Law overheard their conversation and decided to settle his old and new grudges with Vergo.
• Xi Yan sensed the samurai near the central area, and Sanji planned to find him before asking Trafalgar Law to restore their bodies.
• Brook showed Xi Yan, Sanji, and Zoro a huge footprint and declared that it belonged to a legendary Snowman, leaving Xi Yan baffled by their excitement.

Xi Yan received Shakky’s call and learned that Blackbeard had defeated Ochoku to take control of Hachinosu Island and become one of the Four Emperors. He also explained that Punk Hazard’s poison had been purified before Akainu and Aokiji’s duel, leaving the island divided between ice and fire.

• Xi Yan declined to follow the Snowmen’s footprints and answered Shakky’s call using a White Den Den Mushi.
• Shakky told Xi Yan she still had no information about the Magnet-Magnet Fruit, then reported that Blackbeard had killed Ochoku and seized Hachinosu Island.
• Shakky explained that Blackbeard defeated Ochoku, a former member of the Rocks Pirates, to build his reputation, and that he had become one of the Four Emperors.
• Xi Yan told Shakky that Punk Hazard had no poisonous gas and now had an icy side and a fiery side.
• Xi Yan explained that Caesar had purified Punk Hazard before Akainu and Aokiji fought there for ten days and ten nights.

Xi Yan and the others discussed Caesar Clown’s role in purifying Punk Hazard’s poison and learned that Moria might have disappeared after encountering Kaido. Shakky also warned them that the Blackbeard Pirates were hunting Devil Fruit Users and stealing their powers.

• Shakky identified Caesar as the wanted scientist Caesar Clown, a Gas-Gas Fruit user who had worked with Vegapunk, and Xi Yan speculated that Caesar caused the poison leak on Punk Hazard.
• Xi Yan reassured the group that Merry could blow away any poison gas and said they should focus on taking the children away.
• Shakky reported that Kaido had appeared near where Moria disappeared, leading Xi Yan and the others to suspect Kaido had taken Moria; Shakky said Moria might also be dead.
• Xi Yan thanked Shakky for the information and planned to tell Perona that Moria’s disappearance might be connected to Kaido.
• Shakky warned that the Blackbeard Pirates had killed powerful Devil Fruit users on Hachinosu Island and that their abilities had appeared among the crew, prompting the Straw Hats to be cautious.

Xi Yan and his companions learned that Jozu had died and his Devil Fruit had been bought anonymously, while Smoker had grown powerful and was pursuing them. Elsewhere, Doflamingo revealed he planned to use Jozu’s Devil Fruit as bait to capture Ace and bargain with the World Government.

• Shakky told Xi Yan that the Blackbeard Pirates were hunting Devil Fruit users and that Jozu had died, though no one knew who killed him.
• Shakky explained that Jozu’s Devil Fruit had been sold at an underground auction and that Ace and Marco were searching for the anonymous buyer.
• Shakky told the crew that Smoker had become extraordinarily strong and was likely pursuing them in the New World, and Xi Yan said he would face him if necessary.
• Xi Yan learned that the Devil Fruits he had given Shakky had sold and said Hancock could collect the money; Zoro and Sanji then started fighting in the snow.
• A bounty hunter entered Shakky’s bar and demanded that she drink with him, so Shakky decided to claim his 50 million Beli bounty.
• Doflamingo revealed that he would use Jozu’s Devil Fruit as bait to capture Ace and exchange him with the World Government for benefits.

After Perona was abducted in Nami’s body, Luffy set out to rescue her with Merry and Franky. Franky swallowed Chopper’s Rumble Ball too soon, went berserk, and chased Luffy and Merry away from the group.

• Nami explained that two beastmen had captured Perona with Sea Stone chains, while Chopper said they had targeted the children and killed Tea Beard.
• Luffy decided to pursue Perona alone, but Nami arranged for Merry and Franky to accompany him while the others guarded the children.
• Franky asked Chopper for a Rumble Ball, and Chopper warned him that it could make him lose control and that its monster form lasted three minutes.
• Franky ate the Rumble Ball before leaving the cave and immediately transformed into a berserk monster.
• Franky attacked Luffy and Merry with a boulder, so Merry used her wind to carry Luffy away as Franky chased them.
• Chopper told the group that Franky’s rampage would end after three minutes, leaving Usopp exasperated about the trouble Franky had caused.

Perona was held as bait by the Snowman Brothers, Locke and Scotch, while Luffy, Merry, and the berserk Franky came to rescue her. Luffy and Merry fought back, but Franky continued attacking them, leaving Perona baffled by their worsening predicament.

• Locke and Scotch revealed that they had captured Perona to lure the Straw Hat Pirates into a trap and planned to use Nami's Logia body for experiments.
• Luffy and Merry followed the Snowman Brothers' enormous footprints and found Perona bound partway down a cliff.
• Franky, enlarged by Giantification and still berserk, crashed into Luffy and Merry, sending them toward an ice-spike trap that Luffy destroyed with Armament Haki.
• Scotch and Locke attacked Luffy and Merry with their cannon-like Flintlocks, but Merry used wind to deflect their shots.
• Locke vanished into the snow, but Luffy located him with Observation Haki, and Merry blasted him with his own cannonballs.
• Franky got back up and resumed chasing Luffy and Merry, leaving Perona stunned that he was attacking his own companions.

Luffy and his allies defeated Locke and Scotch, then joined Trafalgar Law in an alliance to bring down Kaido. The group prepared to return, with Luffy also hoping to help Perona find Moria.

• Franky hurled a falling iceberg at Locke, knocking him unconscious, then Luffy stopped Franky's rampage with an Elephant Gun.
• Scotch fled with Perona, but Law cut him apart and killed him with Heart Shock.
• Merry freed Perona from her Sea Stone chains while Law told Luffy that the island held a key that could throw the New World into chaos.
• Law proposed an alliance to defeat a Four Emperor, and Luffy agreed after learning that Law meant Kaido.
• Luffy told Perona that they could search for Moria as well, then the group set off to return.

Luffy agreed to an alliance with Law and the Heart Pirates despite his crew’s concerns, and Law restored the Straw Hats’ bodies. After Perona revealed that they planned to face Kaido of the Beasts to find Moria, the Straw Hats promised to help her, though they had no way to track him without his Vivre Card.

• Luffy accepted Law’s proposal for an alliance, trusting Law’s promise not to betray the Straw Hats.
• Law used ROOM and Shambles to return everyone to their original bodies, but Franky remained in Sanji’s body because Sanji and the others were away.
• Perona revealed that Kaido of the Beasts was their target and that she had come to the New World to find Moria, whom she suspected was with Kaido.
• Nami, Usopp, Merry, and Franky reassured Perona that they would help her find Moria and face Kaido.
• Law asked whether Perona had Moria’s Vivre Card, and Nami pointed out that she would not have needed to search if she had it.

The Straw Hat Pirates decided to save the drug-dependent children on Punk Hazard, and Law agreed to help investigate their medicine while carrying Chopper to Caesar’s laboratory. Law warned Luffy that capturing Caesar would set a larger plan for chaos in motion, but Luffy confirmed the alliance; Law left to continue the investigation.

• Chopper explained that the children could be freed from the drugs over time, and the crew resolved to save them after Law warned them about the World Government’s long-running giantification research.
• Nami and Luffy committed to helping the children and returning them home, while Luffy told Law that allies should be like friends and insisted Law help with their plans.
• Law agreed to investigate the children’s medicine and took the immobile Chopper with him after Usopp tied Chopper to Law’s head and Law moved him onto his scabbard.
• Law explained that Caesar was a wanted Gas Fruit user who would keep attacking to silence them, and warned that only fighters who could use Haki should approach him.
• Law said the alliance’s goal was chaos and warned Luffy that capturing Caesar would leave no chance to turn back; Luffy accepted, and Law left for the laboratory with Chopper.

Sanji, Xi Yan, Zoro, and Brook found Kin'emon frozen on Punk Hazard and realized seawater had left him powerless, so they set out to retrieve his missing upper body. As Tea Beard's centaurs fled toward the research facility, the group spotted a gigantic, writhing creature across the water that Xi Yan suspected was poisonous.

• Xi Yan found Kin'emon encased in ice, and Sanji freed him with a kick before questioning whether Aokiji had frozen him.
• Xi Yan reasoned that Kin'emon had fallen into the seawater and lost his strength, leaving his upper body in the lake; the group agreed to help retrieve it.
• Sanji promised to help Kin'emon and challenged him to a duel once his body was restored, and Kin'emon thanked him.
• Brook spotted Tea Beard's centaurs fleeing toward the research facility, and they ran past the group while warning about a terrifying pursuer.
• The group saw a mountain-sized creature wriggling across the water, and Xi Yan identified it as alive and suspected it was poisonous.