Chapter Summaries

Xi Yan and the Straw Hat Pirates learned that Celestial Dragons were at the auction house where Camie and Merry were held, and they set out to rescue their companions despite the risk of drawing a Marine Admiral. Saint Charlos arrived seeking a mermaid, while Merry awakened in the auction house and trusted Xi Yan would save them.

• Nami realized the crew’s money was with kidnapped Merry, and Xi Yan contacted the others to reveal Camie and Merry’s location at the auction house by Number One Tree.
• Xi Yan warned Luffy and the crew that Celestial Dragons were there, and Luffy vowed to attack anyone who harmed his companions.
• Xi Yan asked Luo Er to take them to the auction house and warn Charlotte Galette and her allies that a Marine Admiral might appear.
• Saint Charlos arrived at the auction house, learned that a young female mermaid was for sale, and said he wanted her as a pet.
• Camie cried in her cell while Merry awakened, told her Xi Yan would avenge them, and resolved to summon him once she could move.

Xi Yan infiltrated the auction house and rescued Merry from the slave holding area after learning she had been kidnapped and drugged. He freed her and a Giant Clan slave, then headed toward the auction hall to save Camie as his Shadow Clone slaughtered the guards.

• Xi Yan entered the auction house in disguise, subdued manager Vik, and learned that Camie was being taken to the auction while Merry remained imprisoned.
• Xi Yan found Merry being threatened and beaten, killed her tormentor, and carried her to safety as his Shadow Clone attacked the guards.
• Xi Yan freed Merry from her collar and gave the remaining slave keys to the Giant Clan member, who thanked him.
• Merry explained that kidnappers had drugged her before she could use the Reverse Summoning Technique, and Xi Yan confirmed she would recover.
• Xi Yan left the prison with Merry and headed toward the auction hall to rescue Camie while his Shadow Clone followed, ready to fight.

The Straw Hat Pirates tried to buy Camie at the auction, but Saint Charlos outbid them, and Hatchan was shot while protecting Nami. Xi Yan arrived with Merry, freed the group to act, and killed Saint Charlos, Saint Roswald, and Shalria, leaving the auction hall in panic as people warned that a Marine Admiral was coming.

• Disco revealed Camie, and Nami bid against Saint Charlos until his offer of one billion Beli exhausted the Straw Hat Pirates’ funds.
• Luffy and Zoro crashed into the auction hall, and Saint Charlos shot at Nami, but Hatchan took the bullet for her.
• Xi Yan arrived with Merry and killed Disco after he called the captured people merchandise.
• Luffy punched Saint Roswald, while Xi Yan killed Saint Charlos, Saint Roswald, and Shalria.
• The people in the auction hall fled in panic as they realized the Celestial Dragons were dead and heard that a Marine Admiral was coming.

After Xi Yan killed three Celestial Dragons to rescue Camie, the Marines and Five Elders mobilized overwhelming forces to hunt the Straw Hat Pirates. Xi Yan and the crew fought their way out of the auction house and prepared to treat Hatchan before escaping the Sabaody Archipelago.

• Rear Admiral Billman learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had killed three Celestial Dragons and ordered Marines to seal off the auction house.
• Sengoku and the Five Elders learned of the killings, dispatched Kizaru and Akainu to Sabaody, ordered Pacifistas deployed, and demanded the Blood-Eyed Ninja be captured.
• Law chose to leave the auction house, while Camie thanked Xi Yan for rescuing her and Chopper confirmed Hatchan's wound was not fatal.
• Nico Robin, Brook, Usopp, Sanji, and Franky joined Xi Yan and the others as Ed and the guards tried to stop them from escaping.
• The Straw Hat Pirates defeated the guards, and Luffy knocked Ed unconscious; the Giant Clan member then left with the rescued slaves for Elbaf.
• Xi Yan and the crew prepared to leave after treating Hatchan, while Merry said she could move her arms but could not yet run.

The Straw Hat Pirates escaped the Marines at Sabaody aboard Xi Yan’s Water Dragon technique after killing a Celestial Dragon, while Trafalgar Law’s crew broke out separately. As the Marines pursued them, Akainu annihilated the Kid Pirate Crew, and Galette ran off to find Xi Yan.

• Luffy and Law fought the Marines outside the auction house, with Luffy repelling cannonballs and Law using ROOM to cut Marines apart without killing them.
• Xi Yan used a Smoke Screen and a Water Dragon technique to carry the Straw Hat Pirates away, while Law freed Jambal and escaped with his crew.
• The Marines pursued the Straw Hat Pirates, and Billman joined the chase as Galette learned an Admiral might arrive and ran to look for Xi Yan.
• Katakuri learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had killed a Celestial Dragon, ordered his crew to prepare to leave, and discovered Galette was missing.
• The injured Kid Pirates returned to find their ship burning, and Akainu killed the crew with Great Fire Breath before ordering the Marines to pursue the Straw Hat Pirates.

Xi Yan healed Hatchan and led the Straw Hat Pirates out of hiding after drawing the Marines away. After Hatchan took Camie and Pappagu to safety, Xi Yan launched the crew across the sea on a chunk of land carried by a Water Dragon, heading toward Number 8 Tree.

• Xi Yan explained the risks of Medical Ninjutsu and healed Hatchan with the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Rear Admiral Billman searched for the Straw Hat Pirates, then sent Marines toward Number 20 Tree after hearing they might head for the Legal Area.
• Duval learned that Peter Man's group had kidnapped Camie and Merry, and the Straw Hat Pirates agreed to help him get revenge at Number 8 Tree.
• Xi Yan finished healing Hatchan and told him to take Camie and Pappagu into the sea while the crew continued on.
• After Xi Yan confirmed the Marines were gone, Hatchan departed with Camie and Pappagu, and Xi Yan used Gale Slash and Water Release to carry the Straw Hat Pirates across the sea.

Kizaru arrived at Sabaody and searched for Sentomaru and the Straw Hat Pirates while Xi Yan learned that Kizaru was the Admiral on the island. After Kizaru overwhelmed several Supernovas, he spotted Xi Yan, setting up their confrontation.

• Kizaru arrived at Sabaody, failed to reach Sentomaru, and knocked out two pirates after they attacked him and could not provide useful information.
• Xi Yan entered town as a Shadow Clone, defeated a group of Marines, and learned from their captain that Kizaru was nearby.
• A Marine report revealed Xi Yan's location, but the Rear Admiral struggled to contact the Admirals before an adjutant confirmed Kizaru was in the area.
• Kizaru confronted Hawkins, blasted him through a building, and discovered that Hawkins survived by using substitute puppets.
• Urouge arrived while fighting a Pacifista, and Drake, Hawkins, and Urouge joined forces against the machine before Kizaru sent all three flying with powerful kicks.
• Xi Yan watched Kizaru defeat the Supernovas, and Kizaru noticed him on a rooftop as Xi Yan greeted the Marine Admiral.

The Straw Hat Pirates reached Peter Man’s base with Duval’s help, defeated the human traffickers, and Xi Yan buried their building with Earth Release. After thanking Duval and warning him to leave Sabaody, the crew parted ways with him and the Flying Fish Riders.

• Xi Yan carried the Straw Hat Pirates across the sea on a Water Dragon, and Franky modified Duval’s motorboat to speed up their journey.
• Duval led the crew to Peter Man’s base, where they learned his group planned to sell a captured mermaid for a huge sum.
• Luffy knocked Peter Man unconscious, and the Straw Hat Pirates defeated his traffickers in a brief fight.
• Xi Yan used Earth Release: Rift Earth Technique to swallow Peter Man’s building beneath the ground.
• Sanji thanked Duval and warned him to leave Sabaody before the World Government retaliated; Duval then departed with his crew.

Xi Yan's crew fled toward Shakky-jie's place after Kizaru destroyed Xi Yan's clone, while Kizaru battled several Supernovas and learned that the Straw Hat Pirates were at Number 11 Tree. Sentomaru ordered PX-4 to attack them as Kizaru headed to join him.

• Xi Yan sensed Kizaru's arrival and led his companions toward Shakky-jie's place, while Kizaru realized he had attacked Xi Yan's clone and that the Marines' report had been a diversion.
• Scratchmen Apoo attacked Kizaru with his music-based Devil Fruit ability, but Kizaru reassembled himself and struck Apoo, Drake, and Hawkins down with light-speed kicks.
• Kizaru discovered he had been trying to call Sentomaru with a listening Den Den Mushi, then contacted him using the correct one.
• Sentomaru told Kizaru he had spotted the Straw Hat Pirates at Number 11 Tree and ordered PX-4 to wipe them out.

The Straw Hat Pirates fought a Pacifista resembling Bartholomew Kuma while a Marine Admiral remained nearby. Xi Yan discovered the enemy was not weakened by seawater, concluded it was a fake, and destroyed it with lightning and a Haki-coated punch.

• Kuma blocked the Straw Hat Pirates’ path and identified them as targets for extermination, then attacked with lasers.
• The Straw Hat Pirates fought back, but their attacks barely damaged the Pacifista, which continued firing lasers and did not use Kuma’s Paw-Paw Fruit abilities.
• Xi Yan fetched seawater and swept the Pacifista into it, but the machine kept attacking, leading him to conclude that it was not a Devil Fruit User and was likely a fake Kuma.
• Xi Yan struck the Pacifista with Lightning Release, then smashed its head with an Armament Haki-coated punch, disabling it.

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.