Recaps

Tsugikuni Yoriichi killed Blackbeard and left the New Marines to finish their assault on Hachinosu Island. After discussing their next plans with Mihawk, Yoriichi decided to seek out Dragon and investigate the Dark-Dark Fruit as the New Marines pursued their goal of unifying the world.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi withdrew his sword from Blackbeard, who died after warning that Yoriichi could not change the world.
• Kuzan ordered the New Marines to purge Hachinosu Island, and the pirates’ resistance collapsed as the Marines captured or killed many of them.
• Kuzan regrouped the troops at Rocky Port and began questioning prisoners to uncover the island’s hidden dangers and remaining pirates.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Mihawk he would investigate where the Dark-Dark Fruit reappeared and continue unifying the New World.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi planned to return to Whole Cake Island and meet Dragon, despite Mihawk warning that the Revolutionary Army might oppose the New Marines’ United Kingdom plan.

After the New Marines destroyed Hachinosu Island, Sengoku convened Marine Headquarters’ senior officers to decide how to respond to their growing power. Borsalino argued that the Marines should focus on pirates and the Revolutionary Army, while Sakazuki warned that the New Marines threatened the world order, and the meeting ended in factional strife without a decision.

• The New Marines destroyed Hachinosu Island, and Zephyr arranged for Morgans’s newspapers to publicize the victory and restore their reputation.
• Sengoku called a meeting at Marineford after learning of the New Marines’ success, and Brannew presented intelligence that included photographs supplied by undercover Kujaku.
• Borsalino argued that Marine Headquarters should avoid confronting the New Marines and prioritize pirates and the Revolutionary Army, winning support from several officers.
• Sakazuki challenged Borsalino, warning that the New Marines would eventually move against the existing world order and that the Marines could not stand aside.
• Magellan agreed with Borsalino’s priorities, then left the meeting because of his stomach trouble.
• Marine officers split into opposing factions and argued fiercely while Sengoku watched without announcing a decision.

After the New Marines returned to Whole Cake Island, Tsugikuni Yoriichi arranged a covert mission to negotiate with the Revolutionary Army on Baldego. Mihawk and Yoriichi reached the impoverished island, where the Revolutionary Army struggled to feed its people despite overthrowing the old rulers.

• Sengoku ended Marine Headquarters’ divisive meeting without reaching a decision and suspected that Borsalino and Tsuru were preparing for coming changes.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned to Whole Cake Island with Mihawk while Kuzan and Kuma handled the rescued slaves from Hachinosu.
• After reviewing the New Marines’ resources, Yoriichi put plans to expand their influence into motion and sent Mihawk’s covert unit to negotiate with the Revolutionary Army.
• Mihawk led the New Marines’ disguised merchant ship to Baldego after nearly a month at sea.
• Yoriichi and Mihawk saw Baldego’s desolation and discussed how its mineral wealth had not prevented the Revolutionary Army from facing severe supply shortages.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi reconsidered the value of the Revolutionary Army's base at Baldego, then watched as armed locals boarded the New Marines' ship and robbed its supplies. When the impostors threatened Mason with prison, Yoriichi sent his Conqueror's Haki toward Dragon, leaving the real source of the deception to be uncovered.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi judged Baldego's poor resources and location unsuitable for the Revolutionary Army's headquarters and considered moving its people elsewhere.
• Mihawk asked Tsugikuni Yoriichi whether to let Baldego's men inspect the ship, and Yoriichi agreed to cooperate.
• Mason identified the ship as a fleet from the Sorbé Kingdom, but the armed men did not recognize the name and ordered a search.
• Locals entered the cabin and emerged with the New Marines' food and supplies, while their leader accused the crew of carrying prohibited goods and threatened Mason with a sword.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi realized the inspectors were not Dragon's subordinates and directed his Conqueror's Haki toward Dragon on the island.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s return prompted Dragon to head personally to the harbor, while the New Marines used a dockside incident to gain leverage before negotiations with the Revolutionary Army. Belo Betty faced pressure to decide how to handle the civilians who had boarded and looted the New Marines’ ship.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi released his Conqueror’s Haki, and Dragon recognized the familiar aura and decided to receive the New Marines personally.
• Mason and the New Marines subdued the islanders who had boarded their ship and waited at the harbor for Revolutionary Army officials.
• Belo Betty and Ashura arrived at the ship and identified Mihawk as the New Marines’ representative.
• Mason challenged Belo Betty to confirm whether the detained islanders belonged to the Revolutionary Army and explained that they had searched the ship and seized supplies.
• Belo Betty admitted the islanders had acted wrongly and apologized, then faced Mason’s question about what punishment the Revolutionary Army would impose.

Belo Betty and Dragon negotiated with the New Marines over islanders who had attacked their ship, and Dragon agreed to let the New Marines take them away. At the cooperation meeting, Tsugikuni Yoriichi demanded that the Revolutionary Army prove its worth, presenting Dragon with a sea chart centered on Enies Lobby.

• Belo Betty rejected Mason’s plan to take the islanders to Whole Cake Island, insisting Baldego should handle its own citizens.
• Dragon arrived and told Belo Betty to let the New Marines deal with the islanders, but Mihawk soon agreed to return them to their people as a favor to Dragon.
• Dragon welcomed Mihawk and the New Marines to the Revolutionary Army headquarters, where both sides began cooperation negotiations.
• Mason raised the harbor incident, and Dragon apologized on behalf of the Revolutionary Army while promising to punish the islanders.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi said the Revolutionary Army must prove its capabilities before the New Marines would cooperate, then handed Dragon a sea chart marking Enies Lobby.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi asked Dragon’s Revolutionary Army to attack Enies Lobby, but Dragon refused, limiting the New Marines’ support to selling food and weapons. That night, Dragon visited Yoriichi to mark Garp’s birthday and share his grief, leaving them quietly reflecting together.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi proposed that the Revolutionary Army destroy Enies Lobby to draw the World Government’s attention, but Dragon rejected the plan because it risked devastating losses and would divert the army from helping oppressed people.
• Dragon and Tsugikuni Yoriichi continued their negotiations through Mason, and the New Marines agreed to sell the Revolutionary Army food and weapons at favorable prices.
• Kuma’s Paw-Paw Fruit allowed the New Marines to transport supplies quickly from Whole Cake Island without shipping costs.
• Dragon visited Tsugikuni Yoriichi with tea and Garp’s favorite senbei, explaining that it was Garp’s birthday and that he could not celebrate with him.
• Dragon told Yoriichi he did not blame him for Garp’s death, and the two drank tea and ate senbei together while looking at the moon.

The New Marines and Revolutionary Army reached a supply-and-weapons cooperation agreement, while Tsugikuni Yoriichi recognized the Revolutionary Army’s deep problems with governing liberated nations. As both forces expanded, Marine Headquarters reacted to the Revolutionary Army’s sudden growth and the New Marines’ victories, and Luffy became a pirate after disappearing in the East Blue.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi examined the Revolutionary Army’s difficulties with shortages, weak administration, and corruption in the nations it had liberated.
• The New Marines and Revolutionary Army agreed to trade supplies and weapons for money, then stationed Major Mason in Baldego and Ashura in Whole Cake Island to coordinate their cooperation.
• By February 1519, Marine Headquarters noticed that the Revolutionary Army had gained stronger weapons and overthrown nearly thirty countries in two months, prompting Sengoku to investigate its rapid expansion.
• After Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned to Whole Cake Island, the New Marines’ senior fighters resumed leading campaigns against pirate crews throughout the New World.
• Sengoku planned to recall Ace and Sabo to help Marine Headquarters compete with the New Marines.
• Luffy returned home for his sixteenth birthday, disappeared while in Ace and Sabo’s care, and later became a pirate after injuring Colonel Morgan in Shells Town.

Sengoku confronted Ace and Sabo after learning that Luffy had escaped Marine Headquarters and become a pirate, but he realized the brothers had helped him leave. He issued Luffy a 2 million Beli bounty, while Ace and Sabo left happily discussing how to protect their younger brother.

• Sengoku summoned Ace and Sabo, accused them of letting Luffy escape, and inferred from their reactions that they had helped him.
• Sengoku told Ace and Sabo that Luffy was in the East Blue, had injured Colonel Morgan, and had become a pirate; Ace smiled at the news.
• Ace and Sabo read the report, learned Luffy was sailing without a crew, and offered to go to the East Blue to bring him back.
• Sengoku refused to send the brothers and announced that Luffy would receive a 2 million Beli wanted notice.
• Ace and Sabo left Sengoku's office smiling and discussing Luffy's bounty, while Sengoku looked at an old photograph of himself and Garp before returning to work.

Luffy and Koby sailed from Shells Town toward the Grand Line, where they encountered Kuina’s Pirate Hunters ship. After Luffy openly declared himself a pirate and the future Pirate King, Zoro attacked their small boat and focused on him.

• Luffy told Koby they would head for the Grand Line after finding suitable crew members and shouted that he would become Pirate King.
• Kuina introduced herself as a Pirate Hunter and asked Luffy and Koby about Shells Town and Marine Colonel Morgan.
• Luffy revealed that he had defeated Morgan and that the Marines had arrested him.
• Zoro questioned Luffy and Koby after hearing them claim to be pirates, and Luffy confirmed they were pirates and named himself the future Pirate King.
• Zoro drew his sword, leaped onto Luffy and Koby’s boat, and landed between them as Kuina called for him to stop.

Zoro attacked Luffy after hearing him claim to be the Pirate King, and the two fought aboard Luffy’s small boat. Kuina stopped Zoro because they could not verify Luffy was a pirate, leaving the group uncertain how to deal with the strange pair.

• Zoro landed on Luffy and Koby’s boat and tried to capture Luffy as a pirate, prompting Luffy to dodge with his rubber body.
• Luffy counterattacked with a Gum-Gum Headbutt, but Zoro blocked it with his sword coated in Armament Haki and evaded Luffy’s follow-up punch.
• Seawater splashed onto Luffy and weakened him, while Kuina shouted at Zoro to stop attacking an unverified ordinary person.
• Zoro stopped when Kuina reminded him of the New Marines’ rules, though he argued that Luffy had called himself a pirate.
• Luffy insisted again that he was a pirate, and Kuina concluded they could not capture him without verifying his identity.

Kuina and Zoro verified that Luffy had not acted like a pirate and set course for Orange Town to recruit a genius navigator, while Luffy and Koby began searching for companions. The story then shifted to Craft Island, where a biting disease had infected a third of the population, leaving Tsugikuni Yoriichi wondering whether it was an outbreak or an attack by someone with a strange ability.

• Kuina gave Luffy and Koby supplies before leaving, and Luffy promised to protect Koby and build a crew of companions.
• Koby suggested they seek a genius navigator in the East Blue, and Luffy eagerly asked where to find her.
• Kuina and Zoro confirmed in Shells Town that the young man who defeated Morgan was the same person they had encountered, then planned to leave for Orange Town.
• On Craft Island, a gaunt man died after coughing blood, then rose and wandered mindlessly around his room.
• Tensei told Tsugikuni Yoriichi that biting corpses had spread a strange disease across Craft Island, infecting a third of its population.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi questioned whether Craft Island faced an unknown disease or an attack by someone with an unknown ability.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi learned that a contagious, zombie-like illness had overwhelmed Craft Island, and he left the fate of its infected population to a vote by their families. As he worried over whether the outbreak was deliberate, Lord Lantern returned to Cake Island carrying Dr. Vegapunk, whose arrival was greeted by Issho.

• Tensei told Tsugikuni Yoriichi that Craft Island's rapidly spreading illness turned the infected into aggressive, apparently incurable monsters.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ordered the New Marines to inform the infected people's families and soldiers from Craft Island, then let them vote on whether to abandon the island and relocate survivors.
• Tensei suspected pirates had deliberately caused the outbreak and warned that other New Marine islands might also be targeted.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi reviewed the outbreak evidence and wondered who was behind it while recognizing that Smoker might be better placed to uncover the truth.
• A gleaming, mechanical Sea Beast rose from the sea near Cake Island, triggering alarms across the harbor.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi recognized the returning Lord Lantern and Dr. Vegapunk, while Issho arrived and heard a mechanical voice greet him.

Lord Lantern released three humanoid weapons modeled after Mihawk, Kuma, and Abel, and the first attacked Issho at Cake Island’s harbor. As Mihawk arrived and recognized the clones, Lord Lantern unleashed a familiar burst of Conqueror’s Haki, leaving Issho alarmed by what might follow.

• Lord Lantern called Issho’s name, then launched Little Mihawk from its mouth, and the youth clashed with Issho.
• The New Marines mistook Little Mihawk for Mihawk’s son, while Issho defended himself and urged him to stop fighting.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi recognized Lord Lantern and suspected Dr. Vegapunk had completed its modifications and created artificial humanoid Pacifistas.
• Lord Lantern launched S-Kuma and S-Abel, and Issho’s Raging Tiger sent all three clones flying over the sea.
• Mihawk arrived and recognized the children as clones, then Lord Lantern released Conqueror’s Haki that made Issho fear what was coming.

A powerful white-haired Seraphim modeled after Tsugikuni Yoriichi emerged from Lord Lantern and fought Mihawk alongside the other Seraphim. As Issho attacked Lord Lantern with a meteor, Dr. Vegapunk revealed the Seraphim project and ordered S-Little Kuma to stop it.

• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi emerged from Lord Lantern and overwhelmed many New Marines with his Conqueror's Haki.
• Mihawk attacked S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi, wounded him, and then dodged Little Kuma's teleporting strike and counterattacked.
• Little Kuma, Little Mihawk, and Little Abel coordinated with S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi, who used Observation Killing to ambush Mihawk through the dust.
• Issho recognized Lord Lantern as the likely source of more Seraphim and sent a meteor toward the Mechanical Sea Beast.
• Dr. Vegapunk revealed that he had created the Seraphim using the Mother Seed and Lineage Factor research, then ordered S-Little Kuma to stop the meteor.

Little Kuma diverted Issho’s meteor, but Issho neutralized the Seraphims’ lasers and Vegapunk ordered them to test a coordinated assault on Mihawk. Tsugikuni Yoriichi intervened to stop the battle, leaving the Seraphims injured and Vegapunk’s forces displayed as a formidable power.

• Little Kuma struck Issho’s meteor with his paw and transferred it into the distant sea, then joined Little Tsugikuni Yoriichi in firing lasers at Issho.
• Issho bent the lasers with gravity and made them vanish, prompting Vegapunk to consider studying his abilities.
• Vegapunk ordered the Seraphims to attack Mihawk together, and their coordinated assault trapped him from multiple directions.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi appeared in a black robe and struck the Seraphims, severely injuring them and driving them back.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi called for the battle to end, and Vegapunk respected his request.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi reunited with Dr. Vegapunk and Robin after they emerged from Lord Lantern, and learned that Dr. Vegapunk had completed research on Pure Gold. Yoriichi planned to gather enough Pure Gold to confront the Gorosei and uproot the Celestial Dragons, while keeping Dr. Vegapunk’s return secret.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi stopped the battle, sent Issho to disperse the New Marines, and spoke with Dr. Vegapunk through the young Seraphim.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi asked about Robin, who answered through the Seraphim’s speaker and welcomed him back.
• Dr. Vegapunk and Robin emerged from Lord Lantern in a speedboat, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi recognized Pure Gold in Robin’s black ring.
• Dr. Vegapunk said he had completed Pure Gold research but had produced only a few samples, and warned that its value had to remain secret.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi revealed that he had lost his own Pure Gold ring but had learned how to deal with the Gorosei, then proposed gathering six pieces to overthrow the Celestial Dragons.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ordered Issho to keep Dr. Vegapunk’s return secret and appointed Dr. Vegapunk director of the New Marines’ Technology Research Bureau.

Dr. Vegapunk began upgrading the New Marines’ weapons and equipment from Lord Lantern’s Stomach Island, turning Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s ideas into powerful new firearms. After unveiling the Pioneer rifle and Terminator machine gun, Vegapunk won Yoriichi’s approval to begin arming frontline units and building automated armories.

• Dr. Vegapunk stayed on Lord Lantern’s Stomach Island and worked with Tsugikuni Yoriichi to develop improved firearms, springs, and warship modifications.
• Within a week, Dr. Vegapunk produced a twenty-round magazine and the Pioneer rifle, which shredded a steel plate during a demonstration for the New Marines’ upper ranks.
• Law demonstrated the Pioneer’s rapid fire, while Robin helped Dr. Vegapunk unveil the Terminator machine gun, which obliterated a steel target with a belt of ammunition.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi praised Dr. Vegapunk’s weapons and ordered the New Marines to equip frontline units if the guns proved stable.
• Dr. Vegapunk directed the construction of automated armories inside Lord Lantern’s Stomach Island, where their pollution would not affect Cake Island.

Morgans followed the East Blue on Zephyr’s advice and recognized the New Marines’ disguised Pirate Hunters, while Luffy formed the Straw Hat Pirates and sailed through the Grand Line with unusual ease. By the time the crew left Water Seven for Sabaody, it had gained Franky and a new ship, but only Luffy and Sanji had received small bounties.

• Morgans focused on the East Blue, identified Kuina and Zoro’s crew as New Marines in disguise, and became interested in Monkey D. Luffy.
• Luffy recruited Nami, Usopp, Sanji, and Chopper, obtained the Going Merry, and set out with his crew while Sengoku, Ace, and Sabo monitored his progress.
• Luffy and his crew reached Alabasta, learned the kingdom’s history, and welcomed Vivi aboard before sailing onward with Koby in place of Zoro.
• Luffy’s crew later met Brook and, after the Going Merry failed at Water Seven, recruited Franky and acquired the Thousand Sunny.
• The Straw Hat Pirates clashed with Cipher Pol at Water Seven, then headed toward Sabaody with only Luffy and Sanji carrying bounties of ten million and two million Beli.

While the Straw Hat Pirates hid on Sabaody during the Sunny’s coating, the New Marines completed a sweeping weapons upgrade and launched a massive fleet operation. On Fish-Man Island, Jinbe received new weapons and the Seraphim S-Abel as pirate attacks continued to grow, while Luffy’s crew finally set sail for Fish-Man Island.

• Luffy kept the Straw Hat Pirates inconspicuous on Sabaody’s GR-33 while Rayleigh coated the Thousand Sunny, charging Nami a 300,000 Beli referral fee.
• After completing their equipment upgrades, the New Marines assembled nearly two hundred warships under Kuzan, then split their fleet into three forces led by Kuzan, Issho, and Mihawk.
• Marine Headquarters and the World Government learned of the New Marines’ deployment, and Sengoku called an internal meeting as other powers waited to see the fleet’s strength in battle.
• Jinbe received new weapons and training for the Fish-Man Marines, then awakened the Seraphim S-Abel, whose commands were linked to Jinbe’s voice and authority.
• After the Fish-Man Marines familiarized themselves with their new equipment, Luffy led the Straw Hat Pirates aboard the coated Thousand Sunny as it descended toward Fish-Man Island.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi received a Pure Gold ring from Dr. Vegapunk and arranged for him to forge six weapons to use against the Gorosei and Imu. Meanwhile, Fish-Man Marines intercepted the Thousand Sunny near Fish-Man Island, and Sanji attacked when their suspicions threatened to expose the Straw Hat Pirates.

• Luffy spoke excitedly about reaching Fish-Man Island and meeting Shanks, while Sanji worried about the New Marines patrolling the island.
• Dr. Vegapunk gave Tsugikuni Yoriichi a Pure Gold ring, and Yoriichi asked him to make six Pure Gold-bladed daggers for fighting the Gorosei and Imu.
• Dr. Vegapunk estimated that fused-metal daggers could be ready in a few months, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi began considering how to draw the Gorosei away from the Holy Land.
• Fish-Man Marines stopped the Thousand Sunny, and Nami and Usopp tried to pass the crew off as traveling merchants.
• When the Fish-Man Marines insisted on escorting them to the harbor, Sanji charged into the patrol and knocked several fish-men unconscious.

After Sanji defeated a New Marine patrol, Gavin reported the attack, prompting Jinbe to tighten security across Fish-Man Island. The Straw Hat Pirates hid their ship and landed on the island to explore, unaware that a witness had alerted the New Marines and a search squad was closing in.

• Sanji knocked out Gavin's patrol, and Luffy told the crew that conflict with the New Marines was inevitable because they were pirates.
• Gavin contacted headquarters, and Jinbe sent patrol squads to investigate and tightened screening at the harbor.
• The Straw Hat Pirates concealed the Thousand Sunny in the Forest of the Sea and took a submarine toward Fish-Man Island despite Vivi's concerns.
• The crew landed safely using a Wind Dial, and Luffy led them toward town while Koby's suggestion to stay hidden was dismissed.
• A Fish-Man farmer reported seeing their submarine fall from the sky, and the New Marines sent a hundred-man search squad led by a lieutenant commander.

Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates visited Mermaid Cafe on Fish-Man Island, where their meal turned tense after Cavendish insulted their table manners. A New Marine agent identified the crew as pirates, and Cavendish launched himself toward them to confront them.

• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates enjoyed coffee, desserts, and sea cow meat at Mermaid Cafe, where waitress Keimi welcomed them.
• Cavendish criticized the crew's noisy table manners, and Sanji nearly confronted him before Nami and Vivi calmed him down.
• Luffy shifted Sanji's attention back to the food, and the crew restrained their noise instead of escalating the argument.
• Cavendish was revealed as a New Marine rear admiral on vacation, and he noticed that customers were quietly leaving the cafe.
• A New Marine agent told Cavendish that Luffy and his crew were wanted pirates who had attacked a patrol squad.
• Cavendish identified himself to the agent, drew his sword, and sprang toward the Straw Hat Pirates.

Cavendish of the New Marines and Manboshi cornered the Straw Hat Pirates at Mermaid Cafe, where Cavendish fought Sanji. After Sanji was sent crashing into the bay, Luffy attacked Cavendish and knocked him backward.

• Cavendish surprised Luffy and Sanji, then identified himself as a New Marines rear admiral and demanded their surrender.
• Manboshi led Fish-Man Marines in surrounding the Straw Hat Pirates while Luffy and the others trusted Sanji to fight Cavendish.
• Sanji and Cavendish exchanged blows, taking their battle above Mermaid Bay as Luffy kept eating.
• Sanji used Diable Jambe, and Cavendish answered with Beautiful Sword: Blue Bird, whose slash damaged the pavilion.
• Cavendish kicked Sanji into the bay, and Luffy struck Cavendish with a stretched punch that sent him flying backward.

Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates clashed with Manboshi’s New Marines, and Luffy’s attempt to shield his crew caused deadly bullets to rebound into the Fish-Man Marines. After Luffy defeated Manboshi and Cavendish, the Straw Hats tried to leave, but a Seraphim arrived and knocked Luffy down, announcing his arrest.

• Cavendish was sent flying by Luffy, and Manboshi ordered the New Marines to open fire on the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Luffy used Gum-Gum Balloon to shield his crew, but his body rebounded the powerful bullets and killed dozens of Fish-Man Marines.
• Manboshi charged Luffy with his trident, but Luffy stopped him and pinned the weapon to the ground.
• Cavendish attacked Luffy from behind, but Luffy dodged him in Gear Second and punched him into a crater.
• Luffy ignored Manboshi’s pistol shots and prepared to leave with his crew, but a Seraphim dropped from the sky and knocked him down.
• The Seraphim announced that Luffy was under arrest, while Manboshi expressed relief at its arrival.