Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• After Sabo leaves, Zoro recalls Ace saying something similar; Merry learns the Straw Hats met Ace in the desert, an event she missed.
• The crew reflects on how disappointed Luffy will be to learn Sabo visited while he was asleep. Franky is moved by Ace and Sabo’s devotion to their brother.
• Galette decides to remain with Xi Yan until the Straw Hats leave. Perona takes her outside to chat, despite Zoro warning that Marines may be watching for them.
• Xi Yan shares his two-year-aged liquor with Zoro, Robin, and Kyros. Merry asks for some but is given yogurt instead.
• Kyros advises Xi Yan not to deny his feelings for Galette, drawing on his own past regrets. Xi Yan appreciates the advice but says his situation is complicated.
• Kyros thanks Luffy and the others for the courage and hope they gave Dressrosa. The men share drinks while the others rest.
• Xi Yan reveals the liquor has a stimulating effect on men. Zoro and Kyros become uncomfortably overheated, so Xi Yan sends them outside to exercise—quietly avoiding a fight that might attract the Marines.

Character developments and interactions

• Galette makes clear she wants to stay close to Xi Yan; Perona notices and playfully teases both of them, while also hoping to learn about the New World and Moria.
• Xi Yan is generous and affectionate toward the crew, but also mischievous, using his special liquor to provoke Zoro and Kyros.
• Kyros shows gratitude toward Luffy and the Straw Hats, and offers Xi Yan sincere relationship advice based on his own regret.
• Zoro remains practical about the Marine threat, though he readily joins the others for drinks. Robin enjoys the liquor but keeps her thoughts private; Franky sticks to cola and soon falls asleep.
• Merry is treated affectionately as a child, despite her protests about being denied alcohol.

Significant themes

• Brotherhood and gratitude: Ace and Sabo’s care for Luffy, and Kyros’s thanks to the Straw Hats, underscore loyalty and the lasting impact of kindness.
• Love and regret: Kyros urges Xi Yan to be honest about his feelings, while Xi Yan’s complicated circumstances hint at romantic tension.
• Rest and camaraderie after conflict: The group shares food, drink, jokes, and conversation after battle, finding comfort in one another.
• Humor and troublemaking: Teasing, playful misunderstandings, and Xi Yan’s prankish liquor provide a lighthearted counterpoint to the chapter’s emotional moments.

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.

Luffy and Merry flew to the Royal Palace so Luffy could ask Rebecca whether she truly wanted to part from her father, Kyros. Rebecca rejected the separation and agreed to leave with them to find him.

• Luffy turned back toward the Royal Palace, and Merry joined him while the others continued toward the eastern port.
• Luffy and Merry dodged the Marines' gunfire and reached Rebecca at the Royal Palace, where Luffy knocked out the Marines with Conqueror's Haki.
• King Riku prepared to announce that the Riku Royal Family had reclaimed the throne and worried about the heroes escaping safely.
• Luffy asked Rebecca whether she was willing to accept Kyros cutting ties with her, and Rebecca admitted she did not want to be apart from her father.
• Luffy invited Rebecca to come with them to find Kyros, and Rebecca agreed despite the guards' alarm.

Luffy and Merry took Rebecca to find Kyros while King Riku let them go, but the Marines pursued them across Dressrosa. The Straw Hat Pirates reached the eastern docks, where Xi Yan saw Sengoku watching them without intervening.

• Rebecca asked Violet to let her leave, and Merry carried Rebecca and Luffy away through the air.
• King Riku learned Straw Hat had taken Rebecca and ordered his guards to spread the news without pursuing them.
• Vice Admiral Maynard ordered the Marines to intercept the pirates, but Perona's Ghost Clone incapacitated their snipers and blocked their attacks.
• Perona fled after sensing Fujitora, while Zoro looked forward to fighting him and Xi Yan led the crew east.
• Xi Yan spotted Sengoku near the eastern harbor, but Sengoku only glanced at them and did not act, so Xi Yan told Galette to ignore him.

Sengoku revealed to Smoker’s Marines that Xi Yan was the surviving Blood-Eyed Ninja, while Smoker and Issho planned to report the discovery and still pursue the abolition of the Shichibukai. At the same time, Rebecca reached Kyros before he could leave Dressrosa and persuaded him to stay with her as her father.

• Sengoku told Smoker that he had recognized Sunglasses Man as the Blood-Eyed Ninja, startling the Marines who had not known he was alive.
• Smoker explained that he and Issho would report Xi Yan’s identity to Fleet Admiral Sakazuki while continuing their effort to abolish the Shichibukai, and Sengoku agreed to let them proceed.
• Smoker sent Tashigi and the other Marines to coordinate near the eastern port, then stayed behind as Luffy and his companions hurried toward Kyros.
• Kyros prepared to leave Dressrosa, but Rebecca confronted him and insisted that he was her only father, convincing him to stay.
• Violet and King Riku watched Kyros and Rebecca reunite, and King Riku decided to end the rumor about Rebecca’s parentage.