Chapter Summaries

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 Luo 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.
• Luo 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.

Luffy defeated Doflamingo, ending the Donquixote Family’s rule and freeing Dressrosa, while Xi Yan confirmed that the unconscious Luffy was not seriously injured. As the country celebrated, Sabo stopped Burgess from provoking him over Ace and defeated his attack.

• Doflamingo lost consciousness and fell into the crater after Luffy defeated him, while Law and Violet celebrated his death and Dressrosa’s freedom.
• Xi Yan examined Luffy and told Merry, Violet, and Law that Luffy had only minor injuries and had passed out from exhausting his Haki and stamina.
• Gatz announced that the Birdcage was disappearing and declared Lucy the winner, prompting Dressrosa’s citizens and allies to celebrate.
• Zoro and the others collapsed as the Birdcage vanished, while Kyros broke down in tears and King Riku wept with relief.
• Sabo stopped Burgess from using Ace’s capture to provoke him, dodged Burgess’s hidden attack, and struck him down with Dragon Claw Fist.

After Doflamingo’s defeat, the marines captured the Donquixote Family’s officers while Maynard broadcast the truth about Dressrosa’s destruction to nearby countries. The citizens urged King Riku to reclaim the throne, and King Elizabello II helped push him toward accepting.

• Sabo told Klar he had dealt with Burgess, learned that Klar had found Doflamingo’s evidence, and arranged to meet her and Haku underground.
• The marines captured the unconscious Donquixote Family officers with Sea Stone handcuffs, while Smoker said Baby-5 would not be arrested because she had left the family.
• Xi Yan inspected Doflamingo’s eyes beneath his sunglasses, then left without confronting Smoker.
• Maynard began broadcasting footage of Dressrosa and explained Doflamingo’s campaign to destroy the country to viewers in nearby nations.
• Dressrosa’s citizens asked King Riku to return to the throne, but he doubted his fitness to rule again.
• King Elizabello II told King Riku that he had informed neighboring kings of his return, and a soldier summoned Riku to the palace to hear from them.

Fujitora publicly apologized to King Riku for the World Government’s role in Doflamingo’s rule and ordered the Marines to help Dressrosa’s citizens. After reuniting with the others and confirming Luffy was recovering, Xi Yan worried that the World Government might soon send people after them.

• Fujitora knelt before King Riku and accepted the World Government’s blame for allowing Doflamingo to rule Dressrosa through the Shichibukai system.
• Fujitora explained that he had held back from fighting Doflamingo so the truth would be revealed, and King Riku helped him stand.
• Fujitora ordered the Marines to aid the citizens, while King Riku told Tank to shelter the pirates, warriors, and displaced people in the Royal Palace.
• Usopp reunited with Xi Yan and the others, learned that Luffy was resting after Xi Yan treated him, and joked about his own toughness.
• Xi Yan led the group to the roof, where Merry rejoiced to see them, checked on Franky, and received Xiao Qing back from Xi Yan.
• Xi Yan looked toward the sea and worried that the World Government might send people to hunt them down.

Tsuru and Sengoku discussed Fujitora’s confrontation with Xi Yan and the possibility that Fujitora had deliberately allowed the defeat to expose the Warlord System. Sakazuki barred Fujitora and Smoker from Navy Bases until they captured Straw Hat and Luo, while Fujitora planned to reveal Xi Yan’s survival only after the Straw Hat Pirates left Dressrosa.

• Tsuru gave Sengoku the report about Xi Yan fighting Fujitora, and Sengoku suspected Fujitora had let the fight happen to support abolishing the Warlord System.
• Sakazuki berated Fujitora for admitting failure publicly, but Fujitora defended his actions and refused to yield.
• Sakazuki ordered Fujitora and Smoker not to enter Navy Bases until they captured Straw Hat and Luo, using the order to shield them from possible punishment.
• Fujitora and Smoker agreed they had no intention of arresting the Straw Hat Pirates in Dressrosa, and Smoker promised to share the risks Fujitora faced.
• Fujitora told Smoker he would report that Xi Yan was alive after the Straw Hat Pirates left Dressrosa, hoping the news would draw attention to the dangers of the Warlord System.

The Straw Hat Pirates rested and ate after defeating Doflamingo while Xi Yan worried that the World Government might soon learn he was alive. Galette received a call from Katakuri, who asked whether Doflamingo had been defeated and whether she had obtained the Diamond Fruit.

• Usopp, Perona, and the others rested while Zoro offered to help Perona awaken her Haki, and Law explained that he had brought the injured Bellamy along to save him.
• Kyros brought blankets, and Merry produced food, alcohol, and cola from her Space Pocket; Usopp fell asleep while eating as Luffy ate in his sleep.
• Xi Yan warned that the World Government might come after him and said he would take everyone away if it arrived, while the crew decided to carry on as usual.
• Galette received a call from Katakuri, left the room to answer it, and told him that Luffy had finished off Doflamingo.
• Katakuri asked Galette whether she had obtained the Diamond Fruit.

Galette told Katakuri that Sabo had taken the Diamond Fruit and that she was staying with the Straw Hat Pirates while the Marines were in Dressrosa. After their call, Katakuri began to suspect that Ōtsutsuki Xi Yan, believed dead, might be alive and traveling with the crew.

• Galette told Katakuri that Sabo had taken the Diamond Fruit and that she had avoided a clash with him.
• Katakuri learned that Sabo was Luffy's brother and concluded that Ace had kept him occupied while the Revolutionary Army took the fruit.
• Galette told Katakuri that a Marine Admiral and an Admiral Candidate were in Dressrosa, and he offered to come get her before agreeing to wait nearby.
• Galette revealed she was staying with the Straw Hat Pirates and planned to leave with them once the Marines departed; Katakuri accepted her explanation but remained uneasy.
• Katakuri told Galette that his fight with Ace had ended in a draw, and he resolved to become stronger.
• After ending the call, Katakuri wondered whether the Straw Hats' new recruit Sunglasses Man was actually the supposedly dead Ōtsutsuki Xi Yan.

Galette hid her connection to Xi Yan from her family, then met Sabo at Kyros's house and learned that CP0 was heading to Dressrosa. Xi Yan and the Straw Hat Pirates weighed whether the agents were targeting the Revolutionary Army or might be concealing a plan against him, and they decided to wait for Luffy to wake before leaving.

• Galette met Sabo outside Kyros's house, and Xi Yan told them they were on the same side.
• Sabo reunited with the Straw Hat Pirates, visited the sleeping Luffy, and warned them that CP0 was returning to Dressrosa.
• Galette worried that CP0 might be targeting Xi Yan, while Sabo thought the agents were probably after the Revolutionary Army.
• Xi Yan and Nico Robin considered whether the World Government might be hiding its real objective, and the crew discussed leaving before Dressrosa faced more danger.
• Xi Yan chose to wait for Luffy to wake, then reassured Merry that he could fly and carry everyone away if they had to escape.

Sabo told the Straw Hat Pirates how he grew up with Ace and Luffy, lost his childhood memories, and came to join the Revolutionary Army. He revealed that the Goa Kingdom burned Gray Terminal to conceal it from visiting Celestial Dragons, and Xi Yan offered to help the Revolutionary Army bring them down.

• Sabo explained that he had lost his memories of Ace and Luffy, which was why he had not tried to rescue Ace at Navy Headquarters.
• Sabo recalled growing up with Ace and Luffy, enduring Garp's beatings, and refusing to give up their dream of becoming pirates.
• Sabo described how the King of the Goa Kingdom ordered Gray Terminal burned to hide it from the visiting Celestial Dragons, and how he rushed to warn Ace and Luffy but could not reach them.
• Sabo said he escaped by boat, but a Celestial Dragon fired a cannon at him for failing to kneel, causing him to lose his childhood memories.
• Xi Yan condemned the Celestial Dragons and offered to help Sabo and the Revolutionary Army when they attacked Mary Geoise.

Xi Yan told the group about the Celestial Dragons’ human-hunting competition at God Valley and explained how God’s Knights could be defeated. Sabo left convinced the Revolutionary Army could use seawater against them, while Xi Yan wondered how they would bring it to Mary Geoise.

• Xi Yan described how the Celestial Dragons hunted slaves and an island’s population at God Valley, horrifying the group and reminding them of Ohara and Dressrosa.
• Xi Yan explained that God’s Knights were likely Celestial Dragons and that Conqueror’s Haki infused into attacks could suppress their regeneration.
• Xi Yan said his Sealing Techniques could contain God’s Knights, but only he and Merry could use them; Merry agreed to keep practicing.
• Xi Yan revealed that Sea Stone temporarily suppressed God’s Knights, and Merry suggested throwing them into the sea.
• Sabo decided the Revolutionary Army could defeat the knights, restrain them with Sea Stone, and throw them into the sea, then claimed they could bring seawater to Mary Geoise.

Sabo reunited with Luffy and learned about Perona’s search for Moria and Galette’s complicated relationship with Xi Yan. He suggested Galette elope with Xi Yan, but she hesitated over her family; Sabo then left the crew a Vivre Card for Luffy and departed without Ace, who stayed away to avoid bringing danger to Dressrosa.

• Sabo explained that he regained his memories after fighting Ace during a mission, and Perona told him she had joined the Straw Hat Pirates temporarily while searching for Moria.
• Sabo asked why Galette was with the Straw Hat Pirates, and Xi Yan explained that she had come on Big Mom’s orders to marry him but he could not join the Charlotte Family.
• Sabo suggested that Galette elope with Xi Yan, but Galette worried that leaving would hurt Katakuri and anger Big Mom, while Xi Yan remained silent.
• Sabo gave Zoro a Vivre Card for Luffy and said Ace would not come to Dressrosa because his presence could draw the World Government into a larger conflict.
• Galette said she would leave with her people once the Straw Hat Pirates departed, and Sabo asked the crew to keep looking out for Luffy before leaving.

After Sabo left, the Straw Hat Pirates and Galette stayed at Xi Yan’s hideout, where they shared drinks and talked through the night. Xi Yan served Zoro and Kyros his special liquor, which made them uncomfortably energetic and sent them outside to exercise while he planned to share bottles with Rayleigh and Shakky.

• Zoro explained that he and the others had met Ace in the desert, while Perona invited Galette to stay and talk at the gazebo.
• Xi Yan served Zoro and Nico Robin liquor he had brewed for two years, and he gave Merry yogurt instead of alcohol.
• Kyros advised Xi Yan not to deny his feelings for Galette, drawing on his own past with Rebecca's mother, but Xi Yan said the situation was complicated.
• Kyros thanked Luffy Landu for giving the people of Dressrosa courage, then joined Xi Yan and Zoro for drinks while Luffy slept.
• Xi Yan revealed that his special liquor made men more vigorous, so Zoro and Kyros went outside to work out and avoid disturbing the Marines.
• Xi Yan decided to send some bottles of the liquor to Shakky-jie, expecting Uncle Rayleigh to get some as well.

Xi Yan reassured Nico Robin that he would face the World Government’s response, while she worried about the Straw Hat Pirates after their encounter with the Big Mom Pirates. Elsewhere, Fujitora used a rigged die to prevent the Marines from arresting Luffy’s crew, and he and Smoker accepted the risk of defying their orders.

• Perona and Galette watched Zoro and Kyros exercise with heavy rocks, while Merry served Galette the yogurt Xi Yan had made.
• Nico Robin asked Xi Yan about his medicinal wine, and he gave her some while promising to confront whatever the World Government sent after them.
• Nico Robin worried that the Straw Hat Pirates were in serious danger and wondered how the crew was faring after meeting the Big Mom Pirates; Xi Yan said Nami would contact him if things became urgent.
• Marines urged Fujitora to arrest the Straw Hat Pirates, but he controlled a die roll to show one and ordered them to stand down for the night.
• Maynard reluctantly accepted Fujitora’s decision, while Smoker and Fujitora acknowledged that they had no wish to fight Xi Yan and were willing to face the consequences of their choice.

Sengoku and Tsuru arrived in Dressrosa to find Fujitora and Smoker delaying the capture of the injured Straw Hat Pirates. Mansherry revealed her healing ability and treated the Marines, while Sengoku learned she limited how much blood she would take from any one person.

• Sengoku and Tsuru reached Dressrosa and learned that the injured Straw Hat was still there under Marine surveillance.
• Fujitora said he was letting a die decide the Straw Hat Crew's fate, while Smoker claimed he had to follow the admiral's orders; Tsuru accepted Fujitora's jurisdiction.
• Mansherry arrived to make Healing Dandelions, and Mao Ye revealed that she was a princess of the Tontatta Tribe.
• Mansherry explained that her Heal-Heal Fruit used blood to make healing dandelions and demonstrated one by quickly healing a cut on Sengoku's arm.
• Sengoku and the Marines volunteered to donate blood, but Mansherry limited each person to enough for five people and refused Sengoku's offer to give more.

Fujitora ordered the Marines to round up the Straw Hat Crew and their allies after Tsuru rolled a six, while Xi Yan revealed that Sengoku and Tsuru had joined Fujitora in Dressrosa. The group prepared for a possible fight as Kyros explained why he had hidden his fatherhood from Rebecca, leaving their family conflict unresolved.

• Tsuru rolled a six, and Fujitora ordered the Marines to arrest the Straw Hat Crew, Trafalgar Luo, and the criminals in the Royal Palace.
• Xi Yan told the group that a rumor claimed Rebecca's father was a prince, and Kyros admitted he had spread it to hide his identity as her father.
• Kyros explained that he planned to leave Dressrosa so Rebecca could live happily without his criminal past affecting her, but Luffy and Xi Yan challenged his decision.
• Xi Yan announced that Sengoku and Tsuru had arrived and joined Fujitora, prompting the group to fear an attack by three Admiral-level fighters.
• Zoro called for everyone to prepare to fight, eager to face Fujitora himself.

The Marines moved to capture the Straw Hat Pirates, forcing Luffy and his companions to flee Dressrosa with Bartolomeo’s help. As the group headed east toward the harbor, Bartolomeo blocked the Marines’ gunfire with his barrier.

• Leo and Bartolomeo warned Kyros and the others that the Marines, including Sengoku and Tsuru, had begun moving.
• Usopp panicked when he learned the group had no ship, but Bartolomeo offered his vessel and said his crew would clear a path to the eastern harbor.
• Kyros learned Leo had delivered his message to Rebecca, while Bellamy recovered from his injuries and thanked Law for saving him.
• Xi Yan prepared to escort Galette toward her ship as Marines surrounded the house and ordered the Straw Hat Pirates’ arrest.
• The group fled east, and Bartolomeo raised a barrier to stop the Marines’ bullets while Perona told Merry they could not stop to say goodbye.