Recaps

Marine Headquarters expanded its influence, reforms, and schools while the Straw Hat Pirates gathered two Road Poneglyph rubbings and headed for Whole Cake Island. As the Thousand Sunny approached, a New Marines warship came into view.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi's Marine Headquarters collected Heavenly Gold, took control of Enies Lobby, restructured its research facilities, and planned a worldwide system of schools.
• The Straw Hat Pirates rescued a Mink Tribe boy, reached Zou, obtained a rubbing of its Road Poneglyph, and welcomed a rabbit Mink Tribe girl aboard.
• In Wano Country, the Straw Hat Pirates fought Kozuki Oden, then made peace; Oden showed them the Road Poneglyph and taught Vivi how to decipher its script.
• After the Straw Hat Pirates left, Kozuki Oden gathered the remaining Whitebeard Pirates and opened Wano Country's borders.
• As the Thousand Sunny neared Whole Cake Island, Usopp spotted a New Marines warship approaching.

The Straw Hat Pirates disguised the Thousand Sunny and themselves to enter Whole Cake Island, where Commodore Nico Robin boarded to inspect them. Robin grew suspicious of their disguises but concluded they were likely decent people after inspecting the ship and its crew, leaving the Straw Hats unaware that they had passed her test.

• Usopp spotted a New Marines warship, and Nami ordered the Straw Hat Pirates to put on disguises as Franky prepared to stop the Thousand Sunny for inspection.
• Commodore Nico Robin boarded the Sunny, noticed the crew’s disguises, and questioned Luffy, who introduced himself as Captain Lucci.
• Nami presented herself as navigator Mina and offered to guide Robin through the ship, while Luffy claimed the crew had come to sightsee and fulfill Sanji’s dream of tasting Whole Cake Island’s desserts.
• Robin inspected the cabins and found them clean and lived-in, leading her to suspect that the crew were not pirates who harmed others.
• Robin questioned Nami about remaining single, and her observations led her to conclude that the women aboard were safe and that the Straw Hat Pirates had passed her test.

Robin inspected the Thousand Sunny, allowed the Straw Hat Pirates to enter Whole Cake Island, and watched them sail toward Hazel Island. After arriving, Luffy, Usopp, and the others spent their pocket money exploring the town, and Usopp proposed going to a casino to win more.

• Robin finished inspecting the Thousand Sunny, gave Luffy a New Marines Eternal Pose as an entry permit, and allowed the crew to enter Whole Cake Island.
• Robin told her adjutant that the Straw Hat Pirates seemed unusual but posed no reason to stop, then set out to meet the returning Kuina, Zoro, and their group.
• The Straw Hat Pirates reached Hazel Island, registered with the New Marines, and went ashore under borrowed names and nationalities.
• Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, and Brook wandered the town, bought food and souvenirs, and spent all their pocket money.
• When Chopper suggested returning to the ship for more money, Usopp proposed visiting a casino to multiply what he had left.

Usopp brought the Straw Hat Pirates to a casino on Hazel Island, where Luffy’s lucky bets on small won several rounds. After Luffy ignored Usopp’s warning and bet on small again, the dice landed on small, revealing a blind gambler named Baccarat and the woman who scolded him.

• Usopp exchanged his remaining Beli for chips, but an attendant turned him away from the blackjack table because he lacked the minimum entry amount.
• Luffy led Usopp and the others to a dice table and urged Usopp to bet on small, winning their first wager.
• Luffy kept betting all their chips on small and won three more consecutive rounds, increasing their winnings beyond ten thousand Beli.
• Usopp warned Luffy to bet on big, but Luffy put all their chips on small again, and a recorder prevented Usopp from changing the bet.
• The dice landed on small, and Usopp saw a tall woman slap a blind middle-aged man named Baccarat after he lost his bet on big.

Usopp and Luffy met Admiral Issho and his adjutant Baccarat at a casino on Whole Cake Island, where Baccarat recognized the Straw Hat Pirates as wanted criminals. As she drew Luffy’s group toward the bar, her Luck-Luck Fruit ability caused Luffy and Usopp to trip over rolling wine bottles.

• Usopp apologized to Issho after winning their bet, and Issho told him that a bet was a bet.
• Luffy and Usopp decided to leave the casino with their winnings, and Baccarat recognized their names and identified Luffy as the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Issho confirmed the group’s identities with Observation Haki and told Baccarat they should arrest them.
• Baccarat approached the group, and Usopp agreed to buy her and Issho drinks while Luffy reluctantly agreed to buy Baccarat one.
• Baccarat touched Luffy’s shoulder, then led Usopp and Chopper toward the bar as Luffy and Usopp followed.
• Two wine bottles rolled beneath Luffy and Usopp’s feet, making them fall face-first to the floor.

Luffy and Usopp suffered a string of bizarre accidents in a tavern before Baccarat used her Devil Fruit ability and Seastone handcuffs to arrest Luffy and Usopp. Baccarat left Luffy weakened and Usopp trapped beneath a fallen chandelier as she declared them under arrest.

• Luffy and Usopp repeatedly slipped and fell, and a bottle accidentally struck Chopper after Luffy kicked it away.
• A group of men attacked Luffy and Usopp over the bottle, but the two refused to fight back.
• Baccarat offered to take Luffy and Usopp to a hospital near the Marines, but they refused and revealed their fear of being recognized.
• Baccarat secretly handcuffed Luffy with Seastone, weakening him, then used a coin to cause a chandelier to fall on Usopp.
• Baccarat announced that Luffy, captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, and crew member Usopp were under arrest, aiming a pistol at Usopp as he struggled beneath the chandelier.

Baccarat exposed Luffy and Usopp as Straw Hat Pirates and tried to capture them, but Chopper fought back and transformed into a giant monster to rescue them. As Chopper carried Luffy and Usopp from the ruined bar, Issho used his gravity powers to bring them down.

• Baccarat revealed herself as a New Marine colonel and said she had identified Luffy and Usopp after restraining Luffy with Seastone handcuffs.
• Luffy headbutted Baccarat, and Chopper intercepted her shot at Usopp, though his impact accidentally struck Usopp in the groin.
• Chopper attacked Baccarat, but she used Luffy as a shield, causing Chopper to hit him before she sent Chopper crashing into the bar wall with a Tempest Kick.
• Chopper transformed into a giant monster, drew Baccarat away from Luffy, and grabbed Luffy as Usopp disappeared from the bar.
• Issho rose from the dice table and used his Gravity-Gravity Fruit to force Chopper, Luffy, and Usopp to the ground.

Admiral Issho subdued Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper on Hazel Island, while the New Marines prepared to search for the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates. Nami saw Luffy being captured and escaped the harbor with the others before Smoker could search it.

• Issho used the Gravity-Gravity Fruit to pin Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper, then knocked Chopper unconscious when he continued resisting.
• Issho apologized to the civilians for the damage and promised that the New Marines would assess and compensate their losses.
• Issho ordered Baccarat to take the three pirates to prison and told Smoker to inspect the harbor for the other Straw Hat Pirates.
• Smoker arrived, recognized Luffy, and sent troops to escort him and the others to the branch base before searching for the remaining crew.
• Nami saw Luffy being captured, alerted the others through a Den Den Mushi, and left the harbor with them aboard a nighttime fleet.

After Luffy was captured on Hazel Island, Sanji and the Straw Hat Pirates learned the New Marines were transferring him to Cake Island and planned a split rescue. They set out to intercept Luffy’s warship and search the Marine Branch for Usopp and Chopper.

• Smoker removed Luffy from his cell and began escorting him to a warship bound for Cake Island.
• Sanji spotted Luffy being taken aboard and contacted Koby and the other Straw Hat Pirates.
• Sanji proposed intercepting the warship while another group searched the Marine Branch for Usopp and Chopper.
• Sanji assigned Nami, Vivi, and Franky to support at sea, and sent Brook to locate and rescue Usopp and Chopper.
• Sanji, Koby, and Carrot set out to attack the warship, while the remaining crew prepared to track Sanji and support the rescue.

Smoker escorted the captured Luffy toward Cake Island but came under attack from Koby and Carrot, while Sanji infiltrated the warship to reach the prison. The chapter ended as Koby and Carrot landed on deck and Smoker ordered the Marines to kill them.

• Smoker ordered extra guards around Luffy and warned his adjutant not to underestimate the Straw Hat Pirates.
• The warship shook after striking something, and Smoker discovered a shark-shaped speedboat approaching before ordering the Marines into combat positions.
• Sanji, disguised in a Marine uniform, slipped out of a cabin where he had knocked out three Marines and headed for the prison on the lowest deck.
• Smoker ordered the Marines to fire on the approaching speedboat, but Koby evaded the shells with Observation Haki while Carrot destroyed some with her claws.
• Koby and Carrot abandoned their speedboat and landed on the warship's deck to rescue Luffy.
• Smoker ordered the Marines to kill Koby and Carrot as more than a hundred Marines surrounded them.

Carrot and Koby fought Smoker’s New Marines aboard the warship, defeating wave after wave of soldiers and an officer. Smoker joined the battle and attacked Koby, but Carrot intervened, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Carrot and Koby defeated the first two squads of New Marines, using agility and Armament Haki to overcome their opponents.
• Smoker sent his field-grade adjutant against them, but Carrot and Koby worked together to defeat him with a flying kick and a throw.
• Dozens of New Marines rushed Carrot and Koby, who continued knocking them down as Koby grew more energized and Carrot fought with a cheerful smile.
• Smoker struck Koby in the chest with a smoke-coated fist, then revealed his Devil Fruit power and launched a simultaneous attack from the front and behind.
• Carrot attacked Smoker with electricity sparking around her hands, forcing him to transform into smoke and vanish.

Smoker defeated Carrot and Koby by using smoke puppets and an oxygen-starving field, then ordered them taken prisoner. As the weather suddenly turned violent, an unknown figure appeared beside him and asked him to release the companions of his son.

• Smoker created sword and shield smoke puppets to separate Carrot and Koby and counter their fighting styles.
• The sword puppet restrained Carrot and deprived her of air until she fell unconscious, while the shield puppet kept Koby from reaching her.
• Smoker filled the battlefield with smoke, weakened Koby by displacing the oxygen, and knocked him unconscious with a series of strikes.
• Smoker ordered his soldiers to imprison Koby and Carrot, specifying Seastone handcuffs for Carrot.
• The sky darkened and the sea grew rough as an unknown person placed a hand on Smoker's shoulder and asked him to release his son's companions.

Dragon appeared aboard Smoker’s warship and revealed that Straw Hat Luffy was his son, demanding the release of Koby and Carrot. After Smoker attacked and tried to alert headquarters, Dragon neutralized him and ordered his men to release Luffy.

• Dragon appeared behind Smoker and asked him to release Koby and Carrot, whom the New Marines had captured.
• Smoker recognized Dragon, learned that Luffy was his son, and refused to free the captured pirates.
• Smoker attacked Dragon with his Smoke-Smoke Fruit and tried to send an emergency message to headquarters.
• Dragon countered Smoker’s smoke with the wind, took and crushed his Den Den Mushi, then seized him by the neck with Dragon Claw.
• Dragon ordered his men to release Luffy.

Dragon intercepted Smoker’s warship to free Luffy, then Tsugikuni Yoriichi received the report and ordered a public execution of two Revolutionary Army commanders. The chapter ended with Yoriichi calling for a new World Conference after the execution.

• Dragon overpowered Smoker and demanded that he release Luffy, but Smoker refused to yield.
• Dragon unleashed a hurricane that swept away Marines, spared Koby and Carrot, and left Smoker unconscious before taking the two youngsters into the cabin.
• Brannew delivered Issho’s report to Tsugikuni Yoriichi, detailing Dragon’s interception, the prisoners’ escape, and the casualties.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi decided the New Marines had to retaliate quickly despite the risks of opposing the Revolutionary Army.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ordered Sakazuki to return with the two Revolutionary Army commanders, arranged their public execution, and called for a new World Conference.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi announced the public execution of two captured Revolutionary Army commanders and prepared to use it and the World Conference to expand Marine influence. On Hazel Island, Dragon reunited with Luffy, agreed to help him obtain Whole Cake Island’s Red Poneglyph, and left the Straw Hats hidden in the forest.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ordered the pursuit of Dragon and the Straw Hat Pirates and announced that two Revolutionary Army commanders would be publicly executed.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi decided to use the execution and World Conference to strengthen Marine control over affiliated nations, and Sengoku and Zephyr helped prepare the plan.
• Issho ordered increased patrols and searches around Whole Cake Island while the Thousand Sunny remained concealed in Hazel Island’s forest.
• Dragon explained how he had rescued Luffy and the others, then helped hide the Thousand Sunny on Hazel Island so the Straw Hats could continue searching for the Red Poneglyph.
• Dragon listened as Luffy recounted his adventures, told him he was happy to see him, and offered to help him obtain the Poneglyph.
• Luffy accepted Dragon’s help and called him “old man,” making Dragon happy.

Issho ordered Aramaki to find the Straw Hat Pirates, but a week of searches across Whole Cake Island turned up nothing. After realizing Dragon could have hidden them inland, Issho sent Aramaki to seek help from Vegapunk’s bionic beasts, while Dragon told Luffy’s crew they would infiltrate Cake Island that night to search for the Road Poneglyph.

• Issho raised the Straw Hat Pirates’ pursuit priority and assigned Aramaki to lead an intensive search of Whole Cake Island.
• Aramaki reported that a week of ship inspections, patrols, and sonar searches had produced no clues about the Straw Hats.
• Issho realized Dragon’s Wind-Wind Fruit might have carried the crew inland, and he urged Aramaki to use Vegapunk’s bionic beasts to search the islands.
• On Hazel Island, Vivi and Nami reported that New Marines still controlled the harbor, while Luffy grew restless in hiding.
• Dragon announced that the crew would infiltrate Cake Island that night, explaining that they had little time and no useful way to scout its defenses.
• Dragon planned to draw away the island’s strongest fighters while Luffy’s crew searched the pirate treasure vault beneath the main building for the Road Poneglyph.

Dragon attacked Cake Island with a storm and tsunami to draw the New Marines’ strongest fighters away while Luffy and his companions entered Whole Cake Island to obtain the Road Poneglyph. Issho recognized the assault and sent someone to confront Dragon, who sensed a powerful fighter approaching.

• A Marine on coastal watch spotted Dragon hovering over the sea and raised the alarm as Dragon unleashed a hurricane and towering waves against Cake Island’s Naval Port.
• Dragon used the attack to challenge the New Marines’ growing prestige after learning Tsugikuni Yoriichi planned to execute Revolutionary Army commanders, while buying Luffy and his companions time to pursue the Road Poneglyph.
• The tsunami devastated coastal Marine facilities, and Baccarat reported the attack to Issho at headquarters.
• Issho ordered the Marines to prepare the headquarters’ defenses and evacuate the coast, saying he had already dispatched someone to deal with the attacker.
• Dragon sensed a powerful Conqueror’s Haki and detected one fighter rushing toward him from the center of Cake Island.

Dragon’s tsunami devastated Cake Island’s harbor before Dracule Mihawk arrived and engaged him in an aerial duel. Mihawk and Dragon traded attacks and tested each other’s abilities, ending with their Haki clashing as Mihawk countered Dragon’s claw strike.

• Dragon’s tsunami destroyed Cake Island’s seawall, capsized the docked warships, and swept Marines into the waves.
• Mihawk arrived and struck Dragon with his black blade, wounding Dragon’s palm before their attacks carried them apart.
• Dragon used wind to evade Mihawk’s slashes and close-range attacks, while Mihawk adapted his aerial movements and continued pressing the fight.
• Dragon launched wind blades at Mihawk, who blocked them with Yoru and counterattacked, narrowly avoiding another wind blade.
• Dragon seized an opening and attacked Mihawk’s chest, but Mihawk countered with a Haki-coated sword finger, and their Haki collided in a burst of black-red lightning.

As Dragon and Mihawk’s battle sent Cake Island into chaos, the Straw Hat Pirates broke into New Marine Headquarters to search for its treasury. Issho learned they were likely after the Road Poneglyphs and prepared to stop them.

• Dragon and Mihawk’s Conqueror’s Haki swept across Cake Island as a tsunami threatened New Marine Headquarters.
• A messenger told Issho that the Straw Hat Pirates had infiltrated the base, and Issho ordered Abel to capture Luffy and his group.
• Luffy led Vivi, Sanji, Usopp, Koby, Carrot, Chopper, and Brook through headquarters while Franky and Nami stayed aboard the Thousand Sunny.
• Brook sent his soul underground to search for the treasury, while the Straw Hats fought New Marines and headed toward the underground facilities.
• Abel reported that the Straw Hats might be seeking a Road Poneglyph, and Issho accepted the guess and called for increased pressure on them.

The Straw Hat Pirates raced through the New Marines’ underground base toward the treasury, where they hoped to copy the Road Poneglyph before stronger enemies arrived. Bartholomew Kuma intercepted them, but Sanji held him off so Luffy and the others could continue.

• Brook guided the Straw Hat Pirates through the underground corridors toward the treasury while Luffy hurried to avoid delaying Dragon’s fight.
• Kuma and a squad of New Marines ambushed the Straw Hat Pirates in an underground plaza, and Kuma blasted Luffy into a wall with a shockwave.
• Kuma identified himself as a New Marine vice admiral and prepared to capture the Straw Hat Pirates, while Sanji urged Luffy to take the others and go ahead.
• Luffy agreed and led the group toward the treasury, but Kuma attacked him before they could leave the plaza.
• Sanji blocked Kuma’s strike, allowing Luffy and the others to escape, then dodged Kuma’s sudden attack from behind.

Luffy and his crew reached the New Marines’ treasury, where Abel and two Seraphim blocked their path. After Abel wounded Luffy and shrugged off his attack, Luffy transformed as the Drum of Liberation resounded, catching Abel and Kuma’s attention.

• Luffy led his companions through the underground corridor toward the treasury, where Abel, S-Mihawk, and S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi guarded the gate.
• Abel slashed at the Straw Hat Pirates, and Luffy intercepted the attack in Gear Fourth before confronting him alone.
• Abel wounded Luffy’s extended arm and remained unharmed after Luffy struck him, while the other Straw Hats watched anxiously.
• Luffy stopped holding back and began transforming as the Drum of Liberation beat through the corridor.
• Abel froze at the sound, and Kuma turned toward the corridor after Sanji kicked him away.

Luffy entered Gear Fifth and overwhelmed Abel while breaking into the underground treasure vault. As the Straw Hat Pirates rushed inside, the intelligent Seraphim S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Abel to stall for time, and Abel unleashed his powerful Fire Dragon Great Torch.

• Kuma sensed Luffy's Drum of Liberation, recognized Joy Boy, and rushed away from his fight with Sanji.
• Abel rejected the idea that Luffy was Joy Boy and attacked him, but Luffy used his Nika powers to defend himself and swallow Abel's flames.
• Luffy struck at Abel and the Seraphim, then smashed open the treasure vault door and led his companions inside.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi spoke up and instructed Abel to stall for time because Luffy could not maintain his transformed state for long.
• Abel obeyed and launched Fire Dragon Great Torch at Luffy and the others.

Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates defeated Abel and S-Mihawk as they fought their way to the New Marines’ vault. At the vault entrance, S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi revealed overwhelming Haki and attacked Luffy, setting up a clash with the chapter’s most dangerous opponent.

• Abel attacked Luffy and his companions with the Fire Dragon Great Torch, but Luffy broke through the flames with Star Gun and sent Abel crashing into the vault.
• S-Mihawk ambushed Luffy from the smoke, but Koby and Brook helped distract him, allowing Luffy to slam the Seraphim into a crater and incapacitate him.
• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates reached the vault entrance, where S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi remained as its final guard.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi unleashed Conqueror’s Haki that overwhelmed several Straw Hats, then struck at Luffy with a sudden slash.
• Luffy escaped the slash while carrying his companions, recognized the danger of S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s attack, and laughed as the Drum of Liberation beat within him.

Luffy felt an inexplicable joy and began fighting S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi, but the Seraphim deflected his Star Gun and wounded his arm. As Luffy’s exhaustion created another opening, S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi brought his blade down on him.

• Luffy laughed unexpectedly, then told Koby and the others they should be happy about getting the Poneglyph.
• Luffy charged S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi with Star Gun, but the Seraphim deflected the punch with Mikumikuro.
• Luffy realized his Observation Haki’s visions no longer matched what happened against S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi exploited Luffy’s retracting arm, forcing him to counter with a headbutt and narrowly injuring his upper arm.
• Luffy leaped back as Koby, Brook, and the others watched in alarm, then weakened from exhaustion and exposed another opening.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi moved in and brought his blade down on Luffy.

Luffy was nearly defeated by S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi until an ancient voice awakened a new power in him, letting him counterattack and wound the Seraphim. Abel then revealed S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s full-power form, leaving Luffy to face a six-armed swordsman wielding multiple blades.

• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi wounded Luffy with a slash, and Luffy blocked his next attack with an earth mound infused with Haki.
• As Luffy’s injuries and exhaustion worsened, S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi fired a laser, which Luffy caught and turned into a spear of light.
• When S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s blade threatened Luffy again, an ancient voice urged him to keep fighting, and white flames formed a shield and spear around him.
• Luffy’s body attacked on its own, forcing S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi back and piercing him with several wounds before Luffy regained consciousness.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi transformed his wings into extra arms, and Abel arrived with swords from the vault and threw them to the Seraphim.